Bulgaria Confirms It Will Join NATO Anti-Drone Project After All
The government said it will join after weighing costs and will buy 20 systems with Spain under a separate acquisition plan.
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Bulgaria plans to join NATO project to counter low-altitude threats by end of October
Bulgaria plans to join the NATO project to counter low-altitude air threats by 30 October 2026. At the same time, the country is preparing to procure 20 anti-drone systems with a total value of 80 million euros as part of another allied initiative.
Bulgaria intends to accede until the end of October to an NATO initiative to defend against drones and other air threats. The announcement was made on Wednesday by the Minister of Defence, Dimitar Stoianov, in Parliament, where attacks on Black Sea commercial ships were discussed.
Bulgaria is participating in the Drone Edge initiative and has announced its participation with 80 million euros through a project to acquire 20 systems – 10 mobile and 10 stationary, under the SAFE mechanism, said Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov during a parliamentary hearing, answering a question from Hamid Hamid of the MRF. "I have never said that Bulgaria will withdraw from the Drone Edge initiative. We are expected to sign a memorandum of…
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