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List of modern equipment of the Bulgarian Armed Forces

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This article is about weapons and equipment. For detailed information on history and deployment, see Bulgarian Armed Forces.

This is a list of the equipment currently in use by the Bulgarian Armed Forces.

Personnel equipment

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Camouflage

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Model Image Origin Type Variant Details
Bulgarian Land Forces camouflage     Bulgaria Digital Flecktarn-like pattern For temperate climate Adopted by the Bulgarian Land Forces around 2018. Some refer to it as M18.[1] Oddly enough in 2011, years before the Bulgarian pattern was first shown to the public, a Russian camouflage pattern with unknown origin was seen with the 45th Separate Guards Special Purpose Regiment which looks very similar if not almost identical.[2]
  Digital Tropentarn-like pattern For desert climate The pattern is very reminiscent of Tropentarn. The pattern was first seen around 2016[3] and around 2017 it was seen in use with the 32nd Bulgarian Contingent in Afghanistan.[4]
Bulgarian Air Force Camouflage     United States Universal Camouflage Pattern The pattern was first seen around 2018.[5]

Small arms

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Sidearms

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Model Image Origin Type Caliber Notes
Sig Sauer SP2022      Switzerland

  Germany

Handgun 9×19mm Parabellum Production in the United States.[citation needed] Used by Bulgarian Military Police, parts of the Land Forces and the Joint Special Operations Command.[6]
Makarov     Bulgaria Handgun 9×18mm Local production and standard issue to the Armed Forces. The earliest known locally produced examples are from 1975. Can be recognized through "((10))" arsenal markings, straight hammer serrations, slim star grip shells.[7] The Armed Forces are going to replace the Makarov pistol in the near future.The successor has to be chambered in 9x19mm.[8][9]

Assault rifles

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Model Image Origin Type Caliber Notes
AK-47
 
 
   Bulgaria Assault rifle 7.62×39mm Standard issue infantry rifle of the Armed Forces. Produced locally and modernized by Arsenal AD. Currently undergoing a modernization which is expected to be completed by 2025. The modernized rifles are designated as ''AK-47PT1''.[10][11]
AR-M1     Bulgaria Assault rifle 7.62×39mm The rifle isn't a standard issue weapon of the Armed Forces, but it is occasionally seen in training or on parades. Potentially used as a small-scale replacement for older worn-out AK-47 rifles.[citation needed] Produced locally by Arsenal AD. Some examples have been seen in service with the Special forces.
AR-M4SF   Bulgaria Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO
7.62×39mm 		Carbine rifles produced by Arsenal JSCo and used by the Joint Special Operations Command and the Bulgarian Military Police.[12] Variants of the AR-M1 rifle. Limited usage.
AKM     Soviet Union Assault rifle 7.62×39mm Modernized variants in use by the Joint Special Operations Command (formerly known as the 68th Special Forces Brigade).[6] Occasionally seen on shooting competitions and during training. Not produced locally.

Submachine guns

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Model Image Origin Type Caliber Notes
Heckler & Koch MP5 /MP5SD3 / MP5K     Germany Submachine gun 9×19mm Parabellum Used by Bulgarian Special Forces[6] ( MP5, MP5SD3 and MP5K) and Military Police (MP5K).[12]

Shotguns

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Model Image Origin Type Caliber Notes
Benelli M4 Super 90     Italy Shotgun 12 Gauge Used By the Joint Special Operations Command[citation needed] and Military Police.[12]

Sniper rifles

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Model Image Origin Type Caliber Notes
Heckler & Koch MSG90A1
 
   Germany Sniper rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Standard of the Bulgarian Land Forces alongside the Dragunov. Also used by the Special Forces.[6]
SVD
 
   Soviet Union Semi-automatic sniper rifle, designated marksman rifle 7.62×54mmR Used by the Bulgarian Land Forces in the 101st Alpine Regiment
Mosin M91/30 PU
 
   Soviet Union Sniper rifle 7.62×54mmR Occasionally seen in use by the 101st Alpine Regiment. Limited usage.
Barrett M82     United States Anti-materiel rifle .50 BMG Used by the Joint Special Operations Command.[citation needed]
Blaser R93 Tactical 2     Germany Sniper rifle .338 caliber Used by the Joint Special Operations Command.[6]
Zastava M91     Yugoslavia Sniper rifle 7.62×54mmR Used In the Land Forces alongside the Dragunov SVD. Limited usage.
Heckler & Koch PSG1A1     Germany Semi-automatic sniper rifle 7.62×51mm NATO PSG-1A1 in use with the Military Police.[12]
Ritter & Stark SX-1     Austria Sniper rifle .338 Lapua Magnum

7.62×51mm NATO[12]

Used by the Bulgarian Military Police.[13][12]

Machine guns

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Model Image Origin Type Caliber Notes
NSV     Bulgaria Heavy machine gun 12.7×108mm Standard issue heavy machine gun of the Bulgarian Army and produced by Arsenal.[14] Usually mounted on T-72.
M240     United States General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO Used by the Bulgarian Special Forces. Mounted on IAG Guardian Xtreme 4x4.[15]
PK     Soviet Union
  Bulgaria		 General-purpose machine gun 7.62×54mmR Used by Special Forces[6] and regular units. Produced locally.[7][16]
M2 Browning     United States Heavy machine gun 12.7×99mm Used on the M1117 and to be used on the Stryker vehicles.[citation needed]
DShK     Soviet Union Heavy machine gun 12.7×108mm Currently only used by the Naval Forces on some of their ships.

Anti-tank weapons

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Model Image Origin Type Caliber Notes
RPG-22     Soviet Union
  Bulgaria		 Light anti-tank weapon High-explosive anti-tank with penetration of 400 mm versus RHA Produced locally at VMZ Sopot.[17] In service with the Special Forces.[6]
SPG-9     Soviet Union
  Bulgaria		 Recoilless gun
Anti-tank gun		 73 mm (2.87 in) smoothbore[18] Produced locally as SPG-9DNM.[citation needed]
RPG-7     Soviet Union
  Bulgaria		 Rocket-propelled grenade launcher 40 mm Produced locally by Arsenal Corporation as ATGL-L.[19] In service with Special Forces[6] and the regular Land Force units.

Mortars

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Model Image Origin Type Caliber Notes
M6-211 Mortar   Bulgaria Light mortar 60mm Produced locally.[citation needed]
M8 Mortar   Bulgaria Medium mortar 81mm Produced locally.[citation needed]
M82   Soviet Union Medium mortar 82mm [20]
2S12 Sani     Soviet Union Heavy mortar 120mm [20]

Other small arms

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Model Image Origin Type Caliber Notes
Mk 19 grenade launcher     United States Automatic grenade launcher 40 mm grenade Used on the M1117.[citation needed]
FN 303     United States Semi-automatic less-lethal riot gun 17.3 mm (0.68 in) Used by the Land Forces and the Military Police during the country's participation in MNF–I[21]. Unknown current status.
GP-25     Soviet Union
  Bulgaria		 Grenade launcher 40mm caseless grenade Produced locally by Arsenal AD as the UBGL[22] and the UBGL-1.[23]

Anti-tank guided missiles

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Model Image Origin Type Caliber Notes
FGM-148 Javelin     United States Fire-and-forget Anti-tank guided missile 127 mm 107 Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Units [LWCLU] and 218 Javelin FGM-148F missiles on order plus 420 Javelin for the Strykers.[24]
Spike NLOS Mk.5     Israel Ultra-long range Anti-tank guided missile 170mm Unspecified amount purchased and used by the Joint Special Operations Command.[citation needed] The Missile has a range of 32 km.[citation needed]
9K115 Metis     Soviet Union Anti-tank missile High-explosive anti-tank shaped charge [citation needed]
9K114 Shturm     Soviet Union Anti-tank missile High-explosive anti-tank shaped charge Used with the Bulgarian Air Force's Mi-24 helicopters.
9M113 Konkurs     Soviet Union Anti-tank missile 9N131 high-explosive anti-tank [citation needed]
9K111 Fagot     Soviet Union
  Bulgaria		 Anti-tank missile High-explosive anti-tank warhead Produced locally.[citation needed]
9M14 Malyutka     Soviet Union
  Bulgaria		 Anti-tank missile High-explosive anti-tank Produced locally and in reserve.[citation needed] It was mounted on BMP-1 and BMP-23.

Air defense systems

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Model Image Origin Type Caliber Notes
9K34 Strela-3     Soviet Union
  Bulgaria		 Man-portable air-defense system 1.17 kg directed-energy blast fragmentation warhead, 390 g HE content Assembled locally[citation needed]. In service with the Navy and Special Forces. Recently used during military exercises in 2024.[25]
9K32 Strela-2M     Soviet Union
  Bulgaria		 Man-portable air-defense system 1.15 kg directed-energy blast fragmentation warhead (Strela-2M), 370 g HE content Assembled locally and in reserve. Recently used during military exercises in 2024.[25]
Name Origin Type In service Photo Notes
9K33M3 Osa-AKM

(SA-8B Gecko Mod-1)

  Soviet Union 6×6 amphibious surface-to-air missile system 24[20]   Highly mobile short-range surface-to-air missile system with 15km range.[26] In service with the Land Forces.
S-75 Dvina

(SA-2 Guideline)

  Soviet Union Medium-range air defense system N/A   In service with the Air Force. Live firing tests were held again after a 10 year gap in 2021.[27]
S-125M

(SA-3 Goa)

  Soviet Union Short-range air defense system N/A   Operated by the Air Force. Still in use and partaking in military live firing.[25]
S-200 Vega-E

(SA-5 Gammon)

  Soviet Union Long-range high-altitude surface-to-air missile system N/A   Entered service in 1984.[28] Operated by the Air Force.
2K12 Kub   Soviet Union Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system 20[citation needed]   Entered service in 1974.[citation needed] Operated by the Air Force despite its mobile capabilities and suitability for use with the Land Forces.
S-300PMU

(SA-10 Grumble)

  Soviet Union Long-range surface-to-air and anti-ballistic missile system 8   Entered service in 1989.[29] Operated by the Air Force.
ZU-23-2   Soviet Union AA gun N/A   Most ZU-23-2s in Bulgarian service are mounted on ZIL-131 trucks.[26] Operated by the Land Forces.

Armoured and utility vehicles

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Main battle tanks

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Name Photo Origin Variant In service Details
T-72     Soviet Union T-72 Ural[30]
T-72M
T-72M1
T-72M2

T-72M/М1 Mod. 2022

~90[31] Possibly 250+ in-store.[32] In 2023, the Bulgarian Armed Forces received the first battalion of 44 T-72M/M1s upgraded locally by the state company TEREM with components provided by Elbit. A second batch of 40 vehicles to be modernized.[33][34] Some T-72M1s were purchased by Czechia and delivered to Ukraine.[35]

Infantry fighting vehicles

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Name Origin Type Variant In service Photo Notes
BMP-23   Bulgaria Infantry fighting vehicle BMP-23
BMP-23D
BRM-23 		70[36]   Locally designed infantry fighting vehicle with a 23-mm automatic cannon, 9K111 Fagot anti-tank guided missile launchers with a total of six missiles.
BMP-1   Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle BMP1P 90[37]   Soviet tracked infantry fighting vehicle with amphibious capabilities and a 73-mm smoothbore gun.

Armoured personnel carriers (tracked)

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Name Origin Type Variant In service Photo Notes
MT-LB   Soviet Union
  Bulgaria 		Armoured personnel carrier MT-LB

MT-LB Tundzha[38]

MT-LB Ambulance

100[39]   Possibly 600 in store. Light multi-purpose vehicle; mostly used as an armored personnel carrier. Some variants are used as ambulances. Produced locally under license.
MT-LBu  

Armoured personnel carriers (wheeled)

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Name Origin Type Variant In service Photo Notes
Stryker   United States Armoured fighting vehicle XM1296
M1126
M1132
M1130
M1133
M1135 		0/183
 
 Bulgaria has ordered 183 Stryker and Dragoon armored vehicles. They will be additionally armored, equipped with Mk44 Bushmaster II gun, anti-tank missiles such as FGM-148 Javelin and communication systems.Bulgaria has ordered 90 XM1296s, 17 M1126s, 9 M1132s, 33 M1130s, 24 M1133s and 10 M1135s. To be delivered in 2025.[40][41]
BTR-60   Soviet Union
  Bulgaria 		Armoured personnel carrier BTR60PB

BTR-60PB-MD1

20[42]   Modernized to the BTR-60PB-MD1 standards. Possibly 500 in store. Produced locally. 100 were delivered to Ukraine.[35]
BRDM-2   Soviet Union Scout car BRDM-2 12[20]   Armoured scout car. 200 in reserve.[citation needed]
Anti-tank vehicle 9P148 "Konkurs" 24[43]   Anti-tank vehicle based around the BRDM-2 with five AT-5 Spandrel missiles.[citation needed]
IAG Guardian   United Arab Emirates
  Bulgaria 		MRAP Guardian Xtreme 4x4 45[44]   The armored tactical vehicles are made by the SAMARM joint project between Bulgarian manufacturer Samel 90 and UAE-based International Armored Group.[45] Some vehicles are equipped with a roof-mounted Guardian RWS.[46] Operated by the Joint Special Operations Command.
M1117   United States Patrol vehicle 17[20]   4x4 multi-purpose armored patrol vehicle. An ambulance variant is also in service.[citation needed]

Utility vehicles and trucks

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Name Origin Type Variant In service Photo Notes
Mercedes-Benz G-Class   Austria
  Germany 		Armored off-roader G270 CDI[47]

G270 CDI FB6

G280 CDI[48][47]

600[20]   A contract has been signed with Germany for additional 300 4x4 armoured G 280 CDi and non-armoured G 270 CDi jeep; partially armed with locally produced PKM machine guns.
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter   Germany Transport van, Ambulance Sprinter First Generation

Sprinter Second Generation[48]

N/A    Some are used as ambulances for the Military Medical Academy.
UAZ-469   Soviet Union  Russia Patrol vehicle 700[citation needed]   Off-road military light utility vehicle.[47]
UAZ-452   Soviet Union  Russia Utility truck N/A   Off-road military light utility vehicle. Some units are used as ambulances.[47]
Toyota Land Cruiser 79   United Arab Emirates
  Bulgaria
  Japan 		Armored Pickup truck, Combat Ambulance, Light Recon Vehicle, 44   Manufactured by International Armored Group. In use with the Joint Special Operations Command.[6] Some are equipped with a roof-mounted PKM machine gun.
Plasan SandCat   Israel Patrol vehicle 27[49]   4x4 armoured patrol vehicle used by the Military Police service.[citation needed]
HMMWV   United States Armored utility car M1114

M1151

52[citation needed]   The vehicles were deployed in Afghanistan and continues to serve at home and abroad on peacekeeping missions. In service with the Joint Special Operations Command.[6]
Mercedes-Benz Actros   Germany Actros 1317 A

Actros 1832 A 4x4

Actros 3346 A 6x6

Actros 1841 LS 4x4

Actros 2732 AK 6x6

Actros 3641 AK 8x8

Actros 2023 AK[50][47]

335[citation needed]   The trucks were delivered in several batches in the 2000s until 2012.
Mercedes-Benz Zetros 6x6, 4x4 Off-road truck Zetros 2733 A 6x6

Zetros 1833 4x4[50][47]

 
Mercedes-Benz Unimog 4x4 Unimog Unimog U5000[50][47]  
Tatra 815   Czechoslovakia 8x8 Tactical Truck N/A   Often seen towing D-20 howitzers. Used to transport personnel.
LIAZ 100 Madara   Czechoslovakia

  Bulgaria

Civilian truck LIAZ 100.05 N/A   In service with the Armed Forces.[47] Some are in reserve.
ZIL-131   Soviet Union 6x6 General cargo truck N/A   Most units are used for general cargo while some have a ZU-23-2 mounted in the back. There seems to be a number of these vehicles kept in reserve at storage facilities.
ZIL-130   Soviet Union Civilian truck N/A   Used for general cargo.
GAZ-66   Soviet Union 4x4 Off-road truck N/A   Used for general cargo.
IFA W 50   East Germany N/A   Used for general cargo.
KrAZ-255   Soviet Union KrAZ-255 6x6

KrAZ-256 6x4

KrAZ-257 6x4[47]

N/A   Mainly used for specialized purposes like contemporary bridge, pontoon systems and as an excavator.
Ural 375D   Soviet Union 6x6 multi-purpose truck N/A   Used as a platform for BM-21 Grad, as a radar station and as a fuel tanker with the Air Force.
Ural-4320   Soviet Union 6x6 multi-purpose truck N/A   Used as a platform for P-18 radar, fuel tankers, command vehicles.[citation needed]
MAZ-537   Soviet Union 8x8 Tank transporter N/A   Used to transport bigger armored vehicles like T-72 tanks, BMP-1, BMP-23, BTR-60.
Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck   United States 8x8 Tactical Truck M1120A4 LHS
M984A5 Wrecker
M978A4 Fuel Servicing truck 		0/15   Bulgaria ordered 3 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) Light Equipment Transports; 3 M1120A4 HEMTT Load Handling Systems; 3 M984A4 Wrecker HEMTTs and 6 M978A4 HEMTT Fuel Servicing Trucks with the Stryker vehicles. To be delivered in 2025.[citation needed]

Engineering and recovery vehicles

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Name Origin Type In service Photo Notes
EOV-4421   Soviet Union Excavator truck N/A   Military excavator based on a KrAZ-255 truck.
PZM-2   Soviet Union Trench-digging machine N/A   Trench-digging machine based on a T-150K wheeled tractor.
MT-LB   Soviet Union Armoured engineering vehicle N/A   [26]
Armoured recovery vehicle
TV-62   Soviet Union  Bulgaria Armoured recovery vehicle N/A   Recovery vehicle based on a T-62 tank chassis.
BAT-M   Soviet Union Route-clearing vehicle N/A   Based on the heavy AT-T tractor (itself based on a T-54 chassis). Used to clear minefields, create paths and dig trenches. Sometimes used during disaster relief operations.
MDK-2   Soviet Union Tracked trench-digging vehicle N/A   Based on the heavy AT-T tractor (itself based on a T-54 chassis). Used for digging trenches.
BTM-3M   Soviet Union Tracked trench-digging vehicle N/A   Based on the heavy AT-T tractor (itself based on a T-54 chassis).
ASTRA HD9 66.48   Italy Recovery truck 1[51]   6x6 recovery truck with a winch, crane and a heavy-duty under-lift.[52] Additional orders may come in the future.[51]
BLG-60M2   Soviet Union

  East Germany

Armored vehicle-launched bridge N/A   Mechanized bridge based on a T-55 tank chassis. Still in use.
PMP   Soviet Union Mobile pontoon bridge N/A   Mobile pontoon bridge carried by a KrAZ-255 truck. The system also has a BMK-130 towing boat (carried separately) as part of the kit.
TMM-3M   Soviet Union Bridge laying vehicle N/A   50 ton heavy mechanized bridge on KrAZ-255B truck chassis.

Artillery

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Name Origin Type In service Photo Notes
Rocket launchers
SS-21 Scarab-A   Soviet Union Tactical ballistic missile N/A   The only remaining ballistic missile system from the now-disbanded Rocket Forces; 8 TELs and a classified quantity of missiles are left in service. It is unknown whether the system still remains in service.
BM-21   Soviet Union Multiple rocket launcher 24[20]   122-mm multiple-launch rocket system. Over 200 in reserve. Some BM-21s were purchased by Czechia and delivered to Ukraine.[35]
Self-propelled howitzers
2S1 Gvozdika   Soviet Union Self-propelled howitzer 48[20]   122-mm self-propelled howitzer (possibly 500 in reserve) Some 2S1s were purchased by Czechia and delivered to Ukraine.[35]
Towed howitzers
D-20   Soviet Union Howitzer 24[53]   152-mm towed howitzer; standard heavy artillery piece of the Bulgarian Army. Some D-20s were purchased by Czechia and delivered to Ukraine.[35]

Counter-battery radars

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Name Origin Type In service Photo Details
ARTHUR Mod C   Norway
  Sweden 		Counter-battery radar ~1[citation needed]   Operated by the 4th Artillery Regiment since late 2024[54] Mounted on a Tatra Force 4x4 truck.

Drones

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Name Origin Type Photo Details
Aerosonde Mk4.7   United States Winged Surveillance/Reconnaissance UAV   The Aerosonde Mk 4.7 was developed for aerial reconnaissance, surveillance, obtaining information on ground and moving targets. The system can also be used as a means of conducting reconnaissance of artillery targets.[55]
AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven   United States Winged Surveillance/Reconnaissance UAV   The RQ-11 Raven is a small hand-launched remote-controlled unmanned aerial vehicle.The Bulgarian Land Forces operate the RQ-11 since 2015.[56]
Aquilla   Greece VTOL Surveillance/Reconnaissance UAV 12 Drones acquired through tactical reconnaissance UAV program.[57][58]
DJI Mini 3 Pro   China Quadcopter   Compact quadcopter drone used by the Land Forces.
DJI Matrice   China Quadcopter   Industrial quadcopter drone used by the Land Forces.

Potential/future acquisitions

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Name Origin Type Quantity Image Details
New 5.56×45mm NATO rifles for the Joint Special Operations Command Unknown Assault rifle Unknown
 
HK416(Picture is illustrative)
 To replace current Special Forces rifles.[59][60]
New 5.56×45mm NATO Light machine guns for the Joint Special Operations Command Unknown Light machine gun Unknown
 
M249 (Picture Is Illustrative)
 To replace current special forces LMGs.[61][60]
New 7.62×51mm NATO General-purpose machine guns for the Joint Special Operations Command Unknown General-purpose machine guns Unknown
 
M240 (Picture is illustrative)
 To replace current special forces GPMGs.[62][60]
New 9×19mm pistols Unknown Handgun Unknown
 
Heckler & Koch VP9 (Picture is illustrative
 There is a project to buy a new handgun which would replace the Makarov as the standard-issue pistol of the Bulgarian Land Forces.[63][64]
New Designated marksman rifles for the Land Forces Unknown Designated marksman rifle Unknown
 
Heckler & Koch G28(Picture is illustrative)
 The land forces have initiated a procurement order to buy DMRs to replace the SVD.[63]
Reconnaissance Drones   Israel Tactical reconnaissance UAV 2 yet to be delivered
 
Picture is illustrative
 Bulgaria's Ministry of Defence invited 24 companies in the country and abroad to bid to supply 14 tactical reconnaissance drones for military use.

The first lot involves the supply of 12 mini drone systems, and the second lot involves delivery of 2 small UAVs. In the end, a Greek company based in Athens was ranked first for the delivery of the 12 mini drone systems. A company from Israel has been selected to supply 2 small UAVs.[65]

New Artillery Systems Yet to be decided. 155 mm Self propelled howitzer 24-36
 
Picture is illustrative
 The Bulgarian Ministry of Defence plans to acquire new 155 mm artillery systems.Some of the requirements are for the artillery to be wheeled for mobility and to have an armored hull. The favorites for this project are CAESAR by Nexter Systems and ATMOS 2000 by Elbit Systems.[66][67]
NASAMS(or other system which can utilize the AIM-9X Sidewinder).   Norway
  United States or

other.

Surface-to-air missile systems able to utilize AIM-9X Sidewinder Unknown
 
Picture is illustrative
 The Bulgarian Ministry of Defence plans to acquire Surface-to-air missile systems which can utilize the AIM-9X Sidewinders which are going to be used by the Bulgarian Air Force's F-16 Block 70s.[68]
IRIS-T SLM/SLX Medium Range Surface-to-air missiles   Germany Medium & Long-range SAM 6 SLM and 1 SLX systems
 
IRIS-T SLM
 New Medium to Long Range Surface to Air Missiles are in the priority range of the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence's Modernization program until 2032.[69]

The IRIS-T SLM is the likely choice as Bulgaria joined the European Sky Shield Initiative.[70]

On August 2, 2024 the Bulgarian cabinet sent a request to the parliament to obtain one IRIS-T SLM system for 182 114 000 euros.[71][72]

New 3D radars   Israel
  United States
  Spain
  France
  Italy 		Early warning

radar

5 stationary and 2 mobile
 
Picture of the Israeli proposal-The ELM-2084.
 The companies that are participating in the competition are Israeli company Elta Systems, US company Lockheed Martin, Spanish company Indra Sistemas, French company Thales Group and Italian company Leonardo S.p.A.. The radars will be used by the Bulgarian Air Force.[73]
New Coastal Anti-ship missiles   Sweden Coastal Anti-ship missiles Unknown
 
RBS 15 Anti-ship Missile
 Bulgaria is buying RBS 15 Mk.3 missiles for around 50 million BGN. The RBS 15 Mk.3 will be used by the Bulgarian Navy.[74]
New Trucks Unknown Tactical truck 320
 
Picture is illustrative(Tatra 815)
 To replace all Soviet trucks in use with the Land Forces[75]
M142 HIMARS(or equal system)   United States

Or other

Multiple Launch Rocket System Unknown
 
M142 HIMARS
The Bulgarian Ministry of Defence and The Chief of Defence are interested in acquiring the HIMARS or an equal system for the Bulgarian Land Forces.[76]
New Attack Helicopters Yet to be decided. Attack helicopter Unknown
 
AH-64 Apache (Picture is illustrative)
 New attack helicopters are a part of the military modernization program until 2032. They most likely will replace the aging Mil Mi-24s of the Bulgarian Air Force.[77]

Retired equipment

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  • PT-76 amphibious tanks (250)
  • T-62 tanks (250, sold to Ethiopia, Yemen and Angola)
  • TV-62
  • PTS
  • T-55AM2 tanks (1,400 kept in storage in the province of Montana)[citation needed]
  • T-34 tanks (177, some sold to Mali and other African countries; 42 kept in storage near the village of Ohrid, Bulgaria; some are used as anti-tank weapons targets; the rest of the tanks were scrapped)
  • BRDM-1
  • BTR-152
  • BTR-40
  • BTR-50PU
  • SS-23 (8 launchers + 24 missiles, destroyed)
  • FROG-7 (24 launchers + dozens of missiles, destroyed)
  • Scud-B (36 launchers + dozens of missiles, destroyed)
  • AT-1 Snapper anti-tank guided missiles
  • BM-13 multiple rocket launchers

See also

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