Bulgaria
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Nov- 2021 -23 November
Bulgaria to Receive Hensoldt Mode-5 IFF System
Bulgaria will receive state-of-the-art Identification Friend-or-Foe technology from German sensor manufacturer Hensoldt.
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Jul- 2019 -23 July
Bulgaria president vetoes $1.3 billion F-16 fighter jet purchase
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev vetoed a $1.3 billion deal to buy eight F-16 fighter jets from the US, saying there had been insufficient debate
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Jun- 2019 -18 June
Canadian paratrooper killed, 3 others injured during Exercise Swift Response in Bulgaria
A Canadian paratrooper died and three others – a Canadian and two US soldiers – were injured in the US Army Europe-led Exercise Swift Response in Bulgaria
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4 June
US approves $1.7 billion sale to Bulgaria of 8 F-16 fighter jets
The US State Department approved the $1.673 billion sale to Bulgaria of eight F-16 fighter jets and associated equipment, weapons and training
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Oct- 2018 -31 October
Bulgaria’s arms exports up 20 percent to €1.2 billion in 2017
Bulgaria's booming arms trade continued to grow in 2017 with arms and ammunitions exports topping €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion), an official report showed
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Jun- 2018 -8 June
Bulgaria parliament approves spending $1.9 billion on fighter jets, armored vehicles
Bulgaria's parliament approved on Friday, June 8 spending over 3.2 billion leva ($1.9 billion) for new fighter jets and armoured vehicles to update its aging fleet of Soviet-built equipment.
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Dec- 2017 -14 December
Did ISIS kill Iraqis with weapons the US gave to Syrian fighters?
ISIS captured European weapons given by the US to Syrian rebels and later used them against the Iraqi Security Forces in the battles of Mosul and Fallujah
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