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In 1940, the Bulgarian aviation industry provided the air force with 42 DAR 9 Siniger and 45 Kaproni-Bulgarski KB-5 Chuchuliga aircraft, along with preparing for serial production of the KB-6 – Bulgaria's first twin-engined aircraft. At year's end, the Bulgarians had 595 aircraft (of which 258 were combat aircraft) and 10,287 personnel.
The Lazarov Laz-7 was a Bulgarian training aircraft of the 1940s and 50s. The first of three prototypes flew on 12 June 1948, and was followed by 160 production aircraft powered by a Czechoslovakian Walter Minor 6-III inline engine built from 1949 to 1952, and 150 Laz-7Ms (also known as the Zak-1) powered by a Soviet Shvetsov M-11FR radial engine from 1952 to 1954.
The modern Bulgarian Air Force Training originates from 1955, when by order #182/ 1955 (July 6, 1955) the commander of the People's Higher Air Force School transferred the 1st Combat Training Air Squadron (1ва Учебно-Бойна Авиационна Ескадрила (1.
Bulgaria is to have 27,000 standing troops by 2014, consisting of 14,310 troops in the land forces, 6,750 in the air force, 3,510 in the navy, and 2,420 in the joint command. [19] In 2018, the Bulgarian Armed Forces numbered around 33,150 soldiers, 73 aircraft, 2234 vehicles, including 531 tanks, and 29 naval assets.
The city of Plovdiv used to house the headquarters of the Tactical Aviation Command and is still a place of significance as it houses a number of logistical and operational support units of the Bulgarian Air Force. The 2nd Missile Air Defence Brigade is also based in the vicinities of the city and is responsible for the air defence of the ...
The aircraft, assigned to the Bulgarian 2nd Air Regiment, provided anti-submarine defence for German ship transports travelling in the Black Sea from Constanţa to the Bosphorus. On 1 October 1941, the Galata Fighter Wing was formed on the basis of and in pursuance of a confidential decree No. I-2733 of the Bulgarian Air Force Headquarters.
Dobroslavtsi Air Base or 1st Fighter Air Base Dobroslavtsi (Bulgarian: 1ва Изтребителна авиобаза Доброславци) is an air force facility near Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It is located to the west of the city and has for long time been its major air defence asset.
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