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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian Air Force canonical | 32 |
| Bulgarian Air Force (WWI) | 2 |
| Военновъздушни сили на България | 2 |
| Bulgarian Armed Forces | 1 |
| Bulgarian People's Air Force | 1 |
| Bulgarian military aviation | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air force
ⓘ
military branch ⓘ |
| abbreviation | BVVS ⓘ |
| aircraftOnOrder |
F-16 Fighting Falcon
ⓘ
surface form:
Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70
|
| aircraftOperated |
Bell 206
ⓘ
C-27J Spartan aircraft ⓘ
surface form:
C-27J Spartan
Eurocopter AS532 Cougar ⓘ MiG-29 ⓘ
surface form:
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29
Pilatus PC-9 ⓘ Sukhoi Su-25 ⓘ |
| aircraftTypeOperated |
fighter aircraft
ⓘ
helicopters ⓘ trainer aircraft ⓘ transport aircraft ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Bulgaria
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Bulgaria
|
| alliance |
NATO
ⓘ
Warsaw Pact ⓘ |
| branchColor | light blue ⓘ |
| commanderTitle | Commander of the Bulgarian Air Force ⓘ |
| conflict |
Balkan Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
First Balkan War
World War I ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
NATO operations ⓘ Balkan Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Second Balkan War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Bulgarian Air Force
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Военновъздушни сили на България
|
| operates | air bases in Bulgaria ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bulgarian Air Force
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
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 self-link ⓘ |
| uses | Bulgarian language ⓘ |
Referenced by (39)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bulgarian Armed Forces
this entity surface form:
Военновъздушни сили на България
subject surface form:
Tupolev Tu-2
subject surface form:
Tupolev Tu-4
this entity surface form:
Bulgarian People's Air Force
subject surface form:
C-27J Spartan
this entity surface form:
Военновъздушни сили на България
subject surface form:
Bulgarian People's Army
this entity surface form:
Bulgarian Air Force (WWI)
this entity surface form:
Bulgarian Air Force (WWI)
this entity surface form:
Bulgarian military aviation
subject surface form:
Fw 44 Stieglitz
subject surface form:
Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Stösser