SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria’s authorities has permitted the acquisition of U.S.-made Stryker fight automobiles to modernize the nation’s land forces and produce them in keeping with NATO requirements.
The choice, introduced Friday by the federal government’s press workplace, adopted the approval by the U.S. State Division of the sale of 183 Stryker automobiles and associated gear to Bulgaria for an estimated price of $1.5 billion.
“The goal of the mission is for Bulgaria to realize interoperability with the NATO allies, and likewise to accumulate and preserve capabilities for the nation’s protection independently, in a joint operation and within the collective protection system, in addition to to take part in allied operations exterior the nation’s territory,” the federal government assertion mentioned.
Bulgaria, which is situated on NATO’s japanese flank, has intensified its navy modernization by changing its outdated Soviet-built weapons techniques.
Within the aftermath of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Bulgarian Protection Minister Todor Tagarev has pledged that his nation will pace up efforts to arrange a heavy mechanized brigade and different tasks to ensure safety within the Black Sea area.