Bulgaria Air Force

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Air force
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Bell_206
C-27J Spartan
MiG-29
Su-25
L-39 Albatros
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:base gptkb:Graf_Ignatievo_Air_Base
gptkb:Krumovo_Air_Base
gptkb:Sofia_Air_Base
Bezmer Air Base
Ravnets Air Base
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Bulgarian_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:European_Union_missions
gptkbp:country gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkbp:currentCommander gptkb:Major_General_Dimitar_Ivanov
gptkbp:firstAwarded Air policing missions
gptkbp:founded 1912
gptkbp:futurePlans Modernization of fleet
Enhanced training programs
Acquisition of new aircraft
Improved air defense systems
Increased_NATO_integration
gptkbp:hasPersonnel approximately 5,000
gptkbp:headquarters Sofia
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bulgaria Air Force
gptkbp:humanitarianAssistance gptkb:UN_peacekeeping_missions
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:Bulgaria_Air_Force_Emblem
gptkbp:intelligence Reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:logistics Supply and transport operations
gptkbp:motto To Serve and Protect
gptkbp:nearestAirport Humanitarian missions
gptkbp:notable_player approximately 1.5 billion USD
gptkbp:operationalStatus 1912
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_operations
gptkbp:relatedAircraft MiG-21
F-16 Fighting Falcon
C-130 Hercules
Su-22
MiG-23
An-26
gptkbp:role Aerial warfare
gptkbp:searchAndRescueMissions SAR operations
gptkbp:training gptkb:Bulgaria_Air_Force_Academy
gptkbp:trainingExercises Joint_exercises_with_NATO
gptkbp:website www.bulgarianairforce.bg