The Balkan nation needed to bring the country’s air force in line with NATO standards. This photo provided by the Bulgarian Government shows the first of 16 new F-16 fighter jets from the US landing ...

In 2022, the Bulgarian government signed a contract with American aerospace company Lockheed Martin for a second batch of another eight of the F-16 fighter jets by the end of 2027. Bulgaria ...

This photo provided by the Bulgarian Government shows the first of 16 new F-16 fighter jets from the US landing in Bulgaria at Graf Ignatievo airbase Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (Bulgarian ...

The United States has approved the potential sale of 20 F-16 fighter jets to Manila, giving the key US ally in the Indo-Pacific a major upgrade to its air force just days after US Defense ...

The first of 16 new F-16 fighter jets landed in Bulgaria on Wednesday from the US as part of country's efforts to modernize its airforce which still relies on Soviet planes. Listen to Story Bulgaria ...