Engineering:List of active Bulgarian military aircraft

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This is a list of active aircraft currently in service with both the Bulgarian Air Force and the Navy in Bulgaria. Former aircraft can be found in the list of former Bulgarian military aircraft.

Bulgarian Air Force

Current inventory

A MiG-29A in flight
Bulgaria's Presidential flight
A Bulgarian Mi-17 on lift off
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
Mikoyan MiG-29 Russia fighter MiG-29A
MiG-29UB 		12[1]
3[1] 		3 used for training
Sukhoi Su-25 Russia attack Su-25K
Su-25UBK 		12[1]
2[1]
Lockheed Martin F-16 United States fighter F-16 Block 70/72 - 8 on order. To be delivered 2023-2024
Reconnaissance
Antonov An-30 Ukraine surveillance 1[1]
Transport
Airbus A319 Germany VIP 1[2]
Pilatus PC-12 Switzerland transport / utility 1[1]
Let L-410 Czech republic transport 2[1]
Alenia C-27J Italy transport 3[1]
Antonov An-2 Ukraine transport An-2TD 1[3] used for Paratrooper training
Dassault Falcon 2000 France VIP 1[1]
Helicopters
Mil Mi-17 Russia transport 7[1]
Mil Mi-24 Russia attack 4[1]
Bell 206 United States utility 2[1]
Eurocopter AS532 France transport AS532AL 12[1]
Trainer Aircraft
Aero L-39 Albatros Czech Republic jet trainer L-39ZA 6[1]
Pilatus PC-9 Switzerland trainer 6[1]
Bell 206 JetRanger United States trainer 4[1]

Bulgarian Navy

Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Helicopters
Eurocopter AS565 Panther France utility / SAR AS565MB 2[1]
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin France transport AS365N3+ 1 One used helicopter procured to replace a crashed AS565MB Panther.[4]

See also

  • Military of Bulgaria
  • Defense Industry of Bulgaria

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 "World Air Forces 2019". Flightglobal Insight. 2019. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-2019-world-air-forces-directory-454126/. Retrieved 6 February 2019. 
  2. ↑ "Авиоотряд 28 нямал лиценз за търговски превози". www.capital.bg. http://www.capital.bg/politika_i_ikonomika/bulgaria/2012/09/03/1899868_aviootriad_28_niamal_licenz_za_turgovski_prevozi/. Retrieved 12 January 2015. 
  3. ↑ "Bulgarian "Colt" back in Service". AirForces Monthly (Key Publishing): 17. March 2019. 
  4. ↑ "AS365N3+ Dauphin II Naval Helicopter Delivered To Bulgarian Navy". 16 December 2019. https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2019/12/as365n3-dauphin-ii-naval-helicopter-delivered-to-bulgarian-navy/. 




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