Editing Bulgarian Armed Forces (section)

==Air Force==
{{main|Bulgarian Air Force}}
[[File:Mig29 graf ignatievo.jpg|thumb|250px|A [[Bulgarian Air Force|BAF]] [[Mikoyan MiG-29|MiG-29]] at [[Graf Ignatievo Air Base]]]]

In the past decade Bulgaria has been trying actively to restructure its army as a whole and a lot of attention has been placed on keeping the aging Russian aircraft operational. Currently the attack and defence branches of the Bulgarian air force are mainly [[MiG-29]]s and [[Su-25]]s. About 15 [[MiG-29]] fighters have been modernised in order to meet [[NATO]] standards. The first aircraft arrived on 29 November 2007 and final delivery was due in March 2009. In 2006 the Bulgarian government signed a contract with [[Alenia Aeronautica]] for the delivery of five [[C-27J Spartan]] transport aircraft to replace the Soviet-made [[An-24]] and [[An-26]], although the contract was later changed to only three aircraft. Modern EU-made transport helicopters were purchased in 2005 and a total of 12 [[Eurocopter Cougar]] have been delivered (eight transport and four CSAR). Three Eurocopter AS565 Panther helicopters for the Bulgarian Navy arrived in 2016.

Branches of the Air Force include fighter aviation, assault aviation, intelligence aviation and transportation aviation, aid defence troops, radio-technical troops, communications troops, radio-technical support troops, logistics and medical troops.

The Bulgarian Ministry of Defense has announced plans to withdraw and replace the MiG-29 fighters with new F-16V Fighting Falcon by 2025–2026.<ref>[http://www.otbrana.com/новини/2011/08/променят-срока-за-договора-за-изтребителите Променят срока за договора за изтребителите?]{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Otbrana.com, 8 August 2011</ref>

===Aircraft inventory===
{{main|Bulgarian Air Force|List of modern equipment of the Bulgarian Armed Forces}}

With the exception of the Navy's small helicopter fleet, the Air Force are responsible for all military aircraft in Bulgaria. The Air Force's inventory numbers <50 aircraft, including combat jets and helicopters. Aircraft of Western origin have only begun to enter the fleet, making up a small number of the total in service. Most aircraft are unusable, old and inactive.