Bulgarian Air Force

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The Bulgarian Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Bulgaria’s armed forces, responsible for defending the country’s airspace and providing air support to its military operations.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf air force
military branch
abbreviation BVVS
aircraftOnOrder Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70
aircraftOperated Bell 206
C-27J Spartan
Eurocopter AS532 Cougar
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29
Pilatus PC-9
Sukhoi Su-25
aircraftTypeOperated fighter aircraft
helicopters
trainer aircraft
transport aircraft
allegiance Republic of Bulgaria
alliance NATO
Warsaw Pact
branchColor light blue
commanderTitle Commander of the Bulgarian Air Force
conflict First Balkan War
First World War
NATO operations
Second Balkan War
Second World War
Warsaw Pact operations
country Bulgaria
dateJoinedAlliance NATO 2004
emblem roundel with green, white and red concentric circles
established 1912
garrison Sofia
headquartersLocation Sofia
historicalAircraftOperated Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
motto Always and Everywhere
nativeName Военновъздушни сили на България
operates air bases in Bulgaria
partOf Bulgarian Armed Forces
primaryMission defense of Bulgarian airspace
role aerial warfare
air support
airspace defense
roundelColor green
red
white
secondaryMission disaster relief operations
search and rescue operations
support to land forces
support to naval forces
shortName Bulgarian Air Force
uses Bulgarian language

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