Bulgarian Air Force

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air force military branch

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.

Aliases (3)

Statements (50)

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 →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fiat CR.32 → Ilyushin Il-2 → Junkers Ju 87 → Mil Mi-24 → Su-22 → Tupolev Tu-4 →	usedBy
C-27J Spartan → Heinkel He 111 → MiG-29 → Tupolev Tu-2 →	operator
Bulgarian People's Army ("Bulgarian People's Air Force") →	militaryBranch
Bulgarian Air Force ("Военновъздушни сили на България") →	nativeName
Yugoslav Royal Air Force →	opponent
Bulgarian Air Force ("Bulgarian Armed Forces") →	partOf
Bulgarian Air Force →	shortName