Bulgaria joins international air defence initiative against low-flying threats

The Bulgarian government has approved the country's participation in an international initiative aimed at developing air defence capabilities against low-flying aerial threats. The cooperation initiative will, in particular, create the conditions needed to develop and deploy protection against unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) more effectively.

The government also decided that Bulgaria will join an agreement between France and Denmark on the joint procurement of anti-aircraft missiles for the Navy. The project, financed under the SAFE mechanism, provides for the delivery of 32 anti-aircraft missiles for the air defence systems of the Bulgarian Navy's multipurpose patrol boats.