Bulgarian Air Force - pictures and news

We will have a booth there-the magazine Wings. Come to meet you - we will be pleased!

Here are pictures of yesterday great show-rainy day!

Today’s THUNDERBIRDS aviation show at Graf Ignatievo AFB



F-16

Thunderbirds!

F-16C Block 50

Before flight

Here are the participants for the BIAF Air show:
Decision of the Government on Celebration of 100th Anniversary of Bulgarian Aviation

One good news:

Tne Bulgarian Navy Panther helicopters are coming by the end of the year!

Israeli delegation is to visit Bulgaria

Good news indeed Krile. I'll do my best not to be late for the show as I did with Thunderbirds (I've seen the display from 2 km due to traffic jam ). Hopefully some other Romanian Spotters will join as well. Keep in touch!

Krile, I think you`ll have a greater chance of coming to the airshow if you invite Russian Knights or Strizhi than MiG-29 OVT. Anywayz, there`s a chance (a good one) that I can come.

Looking great! I'll be there!

LE: Though indeed a much slimmer list compared to the one announced last winter:

Citat :

1 Francia - Patrol de France, Rafal, Alpha Jet, Cougar
2. Italia - Freche tricolore, EF Typhoon, Agusta Bell, Spartan
3 Germania - Typhoon EF
4 Svizzera - PC - 7 Team (gruppo demo), PC 21
5 La Polonia - Iskra (gruppo demo), F 16, Su-22
6 UK - frecce rosse, Harier - 2
7 USA - F-16, F-15, A-10, elicotteri Bell
8 Repubblica Ceca - Gripen, L-159
9 Ungheria - Gripen - 4, MiG-29-2
10 Paesi Bassi - F 16
11 Russia - MiG-29, Su-27 e Su-30
12 Romania - elicotteri, Mig-21, Yak-52-3
13 Serbia - Galeb - 4
14 Croazia - Wings of PC tempesta 9
15 Turchia - elicottero, F-16
16 Grecia - Testo II piano delle eliche o di aeromobili antincendio
17 Israele - F-16
18 Macedonia - Mi-24
19 Ucraina - Su-27
20 Albania - elicottero
21 Giordania - Falcons Jordan Royal
22 Slovacchia - MiG-29
23 Marocco - Marche Verte

Another news:
Israeli Kfir is offered to Bulgarian Air force

Here are the participants for the BIAF Air show - 3-4 september Krumovo airbase-near Plovdiv:
- Swiss AF Pilatus PC-7 Team
- Sweden - JAS 39 C/D Gripen static and dynamic display;
- Germany - C-160 Transal (static); Cassidian - EADS 1:1 mock-up of EF2000 and Ме-109 (static and dynamic display); Two EF2000 from Luftwaffe may also participate;
- Italy EF2000 Typhoon II (static display);
- Israel - F-16 static and dynamic display;

Balkan airforces:

– Romania IAR 99 SOIM (static display) and C-27J (dynamic display);
– Serbia with private demo team with Galeb G2 ;
– Greece - T6 Texan II (static display);
- Bulgaria - MiG-29, MiG-21, Su-25, AS532AL Cougar, Mi-17, C-27J Spartan, An-2PC-9М and light aviation.
Russia still to confirm participation with MiG-29 OBT.
We do hope that the weather will be with us and we expect a GREAT AVIATION FEAST!

As far as I understand (using google translate) the Romanian Air Force will be present with an IAR-99 in dynamic display and a C-27J Spartan in static display. The Hawks of Romania will also be there.
The link is http://www.pan.bg/view_article-6-5605-Avioshouto-za-100-godini-VVS-ruskiqt-MiG-29-OVT-idva-ako-Putin-podpishe.html

Liviu

Hi friends - the program, the hours, the participants - all!
Come here and see Russian MiG-29OVT! Romanian airplanes! Swiss PC-7 Team! Four Gripen! Competition with car of F2 and bulgarian MiG-29!

International air show BIAF 2011 in Bulgaria - 3 and 4 September in Krumovo airport

krile a scris:

Come here and see Russian MiG-29OVT!

Holy mother of thrust vectoring! Only saw this today... Great news! Thank You Krile!

Hi friends! The MiG-29 OVT is here!

MiG-29 OVT landed in Bulgaria



Some news of our and serbian airforce:

Bulgaria and Serbia in exercise Autumn 2011 -1

Bulgaria and Serbia in exercise Autumn 2011 -2




Bulgaria and Serbia in exercise Autumn 2011 -3



Successful live firing of air targets at Shabla training ground

Members of the Serbian Air Force and Air Defence have successfully carried out live firing at air targets in the training area Shabla, Bulgaria. This concluded a ten-day international military exercise of the Serbian Armed Forces and the Bulgarian Army "Autumn 2011" in which, together with their counterparts from the Bulgarian Air Force, members of the 250th missile brigade for AAA and 204 air brigade of the Serbian Armed Forces took part.

Joint live firing exercise of two armies, about seventy kilometres from Varna, was observed by the highest state and military leaders, among whom were Serbian President Boris Tadic and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, the defence ministers of the two countries, Dragan Sutanovac and Anyu Angelov, Serbian Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Miloje Miletic and Bulgarian Army Chief of Defence Gen. Simeon Simeonov. Besides them, among the VIP guests were the Ambassador of Serbia to Bulgaria Alexander Crkvenjakov, foreign military representatives accredited in Bulgaria, Commanders of Air Force and Air Defence of the two armies and other senior military leaders.

Bulgarian Su-25 on exercise Autumn 2011



Bulgarian helicopters in Autumn 2011



Super photos of Autumn 2011




Information and photos about the exercise

With many photos:

Air Show Marks 100th Anniversary of Bulgarian Aviation

Hi friends! For a long time since I wrote, but I have not forgotten! Some news!

The first helicopter Panther landed in Bulgaria




Photos from 100 years Bulgarian Aviation



60 years Bezmer air base!


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And some news in bulgarian - use google translator or aks me!

На 9 октомври първият български "Пантер" ще бъде представен пред медиите



Днес празнуват 70 години авиобаза Балчик

Су-25 – с достойно място и в настоящето на ВВС

Габровница сега, Габровница преди...



ФИЛМЧЕ ЗА БЪЛГАРСКОТО АВИОШОУ

Канени и неканени кандидати за новия изтребител, Ми-24 под въпрос



САЩ в заключителния етап на предложението за изтребители за България

Освен боен самолет, обсъждаме придобиване на безпилотни летателни апарати, радари и друга техника

Фотооко от БИАФ 2011 - авиофестивал за 100 години българска авиация!



Командирите и самолетите на авиобаза Балчик



Проектът за нов боен изтребител влиза в парламента до края на тази година

Авиобаза Крумово в борба с пожарите



След рамковото споразумение идва ред и на годишен договор за изтребителите МиГ-29

60 години БЕЗМЕР - празникът в снимки



“Есен 2011” на Шабла – качеството носи успехи



Су-22 – единственият без авария в българските ВВС!

Hi friends! Some news for Bulgarian Air Force in last month.

First bulgarian Panther delivered!

Behind the scenes -- Tactics Cell preps pilots for Thracian autumn 2011 in Bulgaria

Annual Contract for Bulgarian MiG-29s

Contract for Bulgarian Spartans



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And some news in bulgarian language - use google translate or ask me!

Българските "Спартан"-и с Рамков договор

Самолет PC-12 се завърна в България

Българските МиГ-29 с Годишен договор



1 ЧАС ВИДЕОКЛИП - АВИОФЕСТИВАЛ БИАФ 2011, 100 ГОДИНИ БЪЛГАРСКА АВИАЦИЯ

Рунд 3 и последен за Ми-24, рунд 1 за Ми-17

Пристигна и вторият "Пантер"

ВИДЕО И СНИМКИ - ПЪРВИ "ПАНТЕР" ЗА БЪЛГАРИЯ



С този бюджет е невъзможно да започне процедура за изтребител...

Фотооко: Какво има в авиобаза "ЧАЙКА"



Фотооко 3 - 50 години авиобаза КРУМОВО



И малко снимки от "Слава"
ПОДВОДНИЦА „СЛАВА” – В ИСТОРИЯТА!

Helicopters Cougar Evacuate People in Flooded Bulgarian Village

Swiss F-5s to Bulgaria?


Bulgaria will use MiG-21 for at least another year and a half

Hi friends! Some news from us!

Bulgarian Mi-17s train real firings again

Text and Pictures - official site Bulgarian Air Force - http://airforce.mod.bg





Bulgarian Navy presents its new PANTHER helicopters





Russian Bombers over Black Sea Alert Bulgarian, Turkish Air Forces

krile a scris:

Russian Bombers over Black Sea Alert Bulgarian, Turkish Air Forces

From the article (Pan.bg):

Pan.bg a scris:

The Bulgarian military has explained, however, that the Russian bombers never entered Bulgaria's air space, even though they reached within 40 km of the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, apparently bound south

Someone please explain to the Bulgarian military that the Bulgarian airspace (Sofia FIR) extends at least 295 km (160 NM) over the Black Sea, according to the published international charts, so foreign bombers 40 km away from the coastline is a huge breach of the national airspace and sovereignty of Bulgaria. Or do they know something that we don't know?
Again, from the article:

Pan.bg a scris:

When asked why no Bulgarian fighter jets on duty were flew off over the Russian bombers, the Bulgarian Defense Ministry is quoted as saying that it is up to NATO's southern command to decide whose fighter jets would be sent in the air in similar situations.

Yeah, sure. Meanwhile the bombers would wait nicely and politely...
But another question pops up my mind: if they were 40 km off the coast of Bulgaria and they were bound south, wouldn't that suggest that they also crossed the Romanian airspace as well?


Edi

Bulgarian MiG-29 Aircraft Drops in Southern Bulgaria during Training “Thracian Star 2012"

Photos from the accident - MiG-29 crash in Bulgaria

It's sad to hear this type of news but thank God everybody is ok! Thanks for sharing these informations with us.

Hello friends! Some news from us!

The joint Bulgarian-Israeli flight training „Collector’s Item 12” was successfully completed

Bulgarian, US Air Forces Start Thracian Spring 2012 Drills

Joint Bulgarian-Romanian exercise " BLUE BRIDGE 2012

Sign an annual contract for the bulgarian MiG-29

Will be F-16 MLU from Portugugal?

Bulgarian Defense minister Angelov received a mandate to negotiate for a new fighter

Fotofact: A day (and night) in Graf Ignatievo Airforce Base



First flight of Bulgarian L-39 Airplanes at the end of April




Photos: Bulgarian-Israeli Military Exercise Collector's Item

Bulgaria and Serbia conduct joint exercises in the Black Sea