Bulgarian Military Forces


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Army
Air Force
Navy


Army


Personel: 60,000

Organization:
3 Army Corps

Equipment:

MAIN BATTLE TANKS (CFE ceiling: 1,475): 1,300
Included in the above number are:
T-72, T-55.

ARMOURED VEHICLES (CFE ceiling: 2,000): 2,000
Included in the above number are:
BMP-1/2/23/30/50/60, MT-LB, BDRM-1/2, OT-62/65.

S/P ARTILLERY (CFE ceiling: 1,750): 800
Included in the above number are:
2S1, 2S3, SU-100.

ROCKET LAUNCHERS: 250
Included in the above number are:
RM-120,BM-21, FROG, SCUD .

TOWED ARTILLERY: 1000
Included in the above number are:
M-1944, M-46, M-1973, M-1974, D-20/44.

A/A MISSILE SYSTEMS: N/A
Included in the above number are:
SA-4/6/7/13.

A/T WEAPONS: N/A
Included in the above number are:
T-12, M-1942, AT-1/2/3/4/5/6..

MORTARS: N/A
Included in the above number are:
82mm, 120mm, 160mm.

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Air Force


Personel: 22,000

Equipment:

FIGHTERS (CFE ceiling: 235): 230
Included in the above number are:
MiG-21/UM/MF/bis, MiG-23BN/MF, MiG-29A/UB, Su-22M, Su-25K/UBK.

RECONAISSANCE: 10
Included in the above number are:
MiG-21RF.

TRANSPORT: 16
Included in the above number are:
An-24/26/30, L-410, Tu-134B.

TRAINING: 170
Included in the above number are:
L-29/39, Yak-11/18.

HELICOPTERS: 110
Included in the above number are:
Ka-26, Mil Mi-2/8/17/24.

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Navy


Personel: 5,500

Equipment:

SUBMARINES: 3
Included in the above number are:
Romeo class.

FRIGATES: 2
Included in the above number are:
Riga class, Koni class.

CORVETTES: 9
Included in the above number are:
Poti class, Pauk I class, Tarantul II class.

MISSILE/TORPEDO/PATROL BOATS: 14
Included in the above number are:
Osa II, Zhuk.

TRANSPORTS/AMPHIBIAN WARFARE VESSELS: 25
Included in the above number are:
Vydra class, Polnochny class.

MINE WARFARE VESSELS: 30
Included in the above number are:
Vydra class, PO-2 class, Sonya class, Vanya class, Yengenya class, Olya class.

SUPPORT VESSELS: 18

NAVAL AVIATION: 9
Included in the above number are:
Mil Mi-14P.

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