Bulgarian Armed Forces: Military Equipment and Modernization Programs [2021]

Bulgarian Armed Forces: Military Equipment and Modernization Programs 2021
An infographic video presentation of the current military equipment and the major procurement programs of the Bulgarian Armed Forces.
Visit defencedb.com/ for more information. You can read military news, and also compare armed forces and military equipment side-by-side!
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[@prembue]

Greetings from your neighbour, Romania! Good luck and keep going boys!

[@cropegraff2697]

Hope you stay strong brother

[@ChristianMarxist2]

Pick a fight with Russia over Ukraine and you're the ones who'll need some luck.

[@Just_a_Lad]

Multumesc brother.

[@ystoyanov3669]

@@ChristianMarxist2Who talks about picking a fight?.. Bulgaria do not! You post this unnessesary comment

[@dimitrov1640]

It's better and more precisely than most I've seen for our army. Greetings!

[@DefenceDatabase]

Thank you!

[@VELIkiq8]

this is the best military equipment video ive seen so far! Great job!👍

[@DefenceDatabase]

Thanks!

[@hanz9206]

I have some confirmed information about the bulgarian military first of all is expected the modernization of the T72MBT to finish in the half of 2023 the 8x8 APC program has been restarted and now its in searching process also it's planned to upgrade our artillery and for last but not least the military things about getting some UAVs .

[@ivailopetrov116]

🇧🇬❤💪💪👊

[@gonzalespopcorn4717]

Welcome back :)

[@DefenceDatabase]

Thanks!

[@ioanhogwarts4953]

oh and also 4 zlin z242l have arrived

[@ioanhogwarts4953]

74 brdm 2 and 17 m1117 52 hmmwv 25 plasan sand cat 506 2s1 gvozdika 192 bm 21 grad 18 otr 21 tochkas 5 antonov an 26 3 mil mi 14 3 agustawestland aw109 1 agustawestland aw139 1 antonov an 30 4 international maxx pro mraps 900 mercedez benz g class 150 samram vechicle 100 bmp 1p 150 btr 60pb md1 :)

[@DefenceDatabase]

I didn't add the Mercedes G-class and other small arms in order to make the video shorter :) I chose to include only the "heavier" weapons. And I notice that the number of the majority of equipment varies according to different sources. But in general, with all the armies in the world, the majority of the numbers are relative. I am from Romania, so I will give you a Romanian example. Officially, the Romanian Ministry of Defence doesn't make public the numbers of its military equipment. For example, on paper, we have hundreds of tanks, but logically, because the vast majority of them are old almost useless T-55s or TR-580, many of them are not in working condition. So it is practically impossible to put the exact numbers of weapons in this kind of videos, this generally applies to all the militaries regarding some of their equipment.

[@ioanhogwarts4953]

@@DefenceDatabase i mean cuz the g class also counts for an army fighting vechicle and also yea we also have 1400 t55 tanks but noones sure how much work

[@ioanhogwarts4953]

@@DefenceDatabase oh also greetings🇧🇬🇷🇴we shouldve accepted the proposal for a shared navy fleet

[@DefenceDatabase]

@@ioanhogwarts4953 That would be interesting. I know that at some point it was also a proposal for a shared air force or at least to buy some fighters together. By the way, your name is ioan? because Ioan is a Romanian name, I really don't know to be used in other countries too.

[@ioanhogwarts4953]

@@DefenceDatabase we already buyed f16 fighters also yes my name is ioan its also bulgarian name

[@martinbryaskov7709]

You forgot the 500 G wagons we have

[@andrestander110]

To @Defence Database a few corrections. I will start with the Tanks. 44 tanks + 3 MLBT are already being modernized plans are made to modernize all that are now in service and the models are t 72/A/M1 and M2. The numbers of IFV is off, especially for MT-LB and BMP-23 they are more. As for the APC the project for new is not cancelled it will continue with the two companies but the lack a new government is preventing the process to continue we are talking about 150 + . The M1117 are 17 + The Sand Cat are 25 not 250 there are 300 + Mercedes G-class. New 3D radars will be acquired which will the be first step of replacing the existing AA systems. The Migs are 14 not 15 out of 20 the rest is ok but not all are flying the L-39 only 6 are being used also TWO more thing. 4 New Zlin aircraft are going to be delivered buy the end of the year and a contract was signed last year for 96 New MRAP vehicles with SAMRAM they will be build in Bulgaria. Overall very good video the best and most accurate I have seen, there are other things in use in the Bulgarian army but info for then is hard to find.

[@DefenceDatabase]

Thank you so much for this precious info! I will use it in my article about the Bulgarian Armed Forces that I am now writing! I will post it to my website which is still in construction: defencedb.com/ I hope to post it soon!

[@andrestander110]

@@DefenceDatabase Two more things: The potential new (used) submarines are the Norwegian Ula class submarine and the possible APC that was mentioned but nothing more is IAG RILA 8x8 IFV. The submarines is a BIG IF but until a new government is elected everything is on stand by.

[@DefenceDatabase]

@@andrestander110 Thanks again! I was aware of the potential Ula submarines purchase intention, I also have an article about it in work. On the other hand, I didn't know that Bulgaria is taking into consideration IAG Rila 8x8, so thanks for mentioning it. Regarding further purchases of Bulgaria, it's all about the budget and the way the programs will be prioritized in the years to come. For now, money will be invested in the completion of the F-16 Block 70/72 program and also the ordered OPV 90-based corvettes, plus other things. Romania is in the same situation, we pay a lot for Patriot and HIMARS and the other programs will be basically on hold for some time.

[@andrestander110]

​@@DefenceDatabase As for the priority I can tell you that apart from the F-16 Block 70/72 and the First two OPV-90(two more are the second phase) The other two program for new APC and 3D new radar are a BIG priority. The urgency for new radar is very BIG and I will not be surprise if it get pushed ahead and be done in 2023. There is a growing urgency for more rapid modernization of the army and will not be surprise if a lot of new equipment is purchase. The money are not a problem, the problem is which one is to be done first.

[@ioanhogwarts4953]

@@DefenceDatabase we already had zlin z 42 ten years ago we sold it to some other country and the ula class submarine is cancelled due to very waiting time for it to be available so we r looking for a new one

[@matovicmmilan]

Hello mate, its been a long pause! I hope you'll post more videos from now on as they have been very well made?

[@DefenceDatabase]

Thank you very much! I'll try my best, but it's pretty hard because I work on several projects at the same time.

[@hendi1571]

Some corrections: There are probably no T-72M2BG in service (or maybe even in existence). Bulgaria operates T-72M1, T-72A, T-72M and T-72 Ural plus their own modernised variant. There are about 90 MBTs in service, not 160. No BMP-30 is in service. The BMP-1s of the Bulgarian army belong at least partially, maybe even completely to the BMP-1P model. The BTR-60PBs of the bulgarian armed forces are modernized to the BTR-60PB-MD1 standard. Bulgaria operates 17 M1117 in the Guardian and Commando Select variants. BRDM-2 is not a APC but rather a reconnaissance vehicle. Bulgaria received merely 25 Plasan SandCat, not 250. Most of these are used by military police except for some (at least one) which serve with police special forces. Most of Bulgaria's Humvees are not fully protected. Bulgarian special forces started to receive IAG Guardian this year. 98 vehicles of this type were ordered. The number of artillery pieces and MLRS in service is probably much lower than depicted in the video. Bulgaria does not use T-12 guns but rather MT-12s. These are not used in their original role but instead as artillery pieces. The Bastion missile complex is out of service as it was compatible to the few T-55AM2Bs Bulgaria had which were exported in the 90s. Bulgaria does not operate any 9K35 systems. Their Osas belong to the 9K33M3 model. Strela-2 is still in service and probably the most common MANPADS in the inventory of the army. You did not mention the large number of support, transport and engineering vehicles in service, just to name a few: MB Zetros, MB Actros, Tatra 815 8×8, UAZ-452, UAZ-469, Zil-131, Ural-375D, Pinzgauer, PMP, TMM-3, TV-62, TP-62, BLG-67, BAT-2, BAT-M, MDK-2M, PZM-2, ATS-59G etc. Pauk-Class is not a missile-corvette, it is an ASW type. Bulgaria classifies the Pauk-Class simply as corvettes. The tripartite-class is a class of MSVs, not simply minehunters. In addition to those, Bulgaria operates 3 Project 1259.2 'Malachit' and the same number of Project 1265E 'Jachont'. Nowhere near 17 minesweepers. You failed to mention the large number of support ships of the Bulgarian navy, comprising of small transports, a training vessel, a diving boat, hydrographic vessels, tankers, a rescue ship, tugs, a fireboat, motor- and workboats, a patrol boat and RHIBs.

[@sorinrotarurotaru4243]

Fa un episod cu armamentul Ucrainei

[@stanislavstanchev7734]

Не съм сигурен, че видях имфо за страйкърите, за които вече е взето решение..!?

[@milendanchev8662]

Can you make the same but for greece please?

[@DefenceDatabase]

Yes, eventually I will post this kind of video for every country, but unfortunately, it takes some time to make them, as I need to edit a lot of pictures. What do you prefer first, a video only about the Greek (Hellenic) Armed Forces or a comparison video between Greece and Turkey militaries? I also do comparison videos like this Poland vs Romania one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2emgplmodGbha8 Now I am Working on: - Brazil Armed Forces - Japanese Armed Forces - Top Balkan Military Powers I will start working on the video with Greece right away.

[@milendanchev8662]

@@DefenceDatabase ok I love your videos

[@DefenceDatabase]

@@milendanchev8662 Thanks!

[@milendanchev8662]

@@DefenceDatabase I prefer first for the hellenic armed forces

[@DefenceDatabase]

@@milendanchev8662 OK!

[@akdeniz6599]

SONSUZA KADAR NE MUTLU TÜRKÜM DİYENE

[@akdeniz6599]

Balkan savaşlarında ki yaptığınız katliamları unutmadık NE MUTLU TÜRKÜM DİYENE

[@whitefoxn1]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAH says the Turk

[@terrynewsome6698]

Literally looks at turkey and the treatment of Kurds, Greeks, and Armenians.

[@KarnikBadvaganyan]

That was 100 years ago, chill.

[@akdeniz6599]

NE MUTLU TÜRKÜM DİYENE

[@todornikolov2606]

I feel so patriotic

[@user-cf8si6zv9n]

Е честито виж колко от всичките вертолети могат да носят въоръжение. Ние сме палячовци, клоуни колония неспособна да защити и дървен клозет, но няма проблем чудесно чувствай се горд.