Balgarianovinite.com Parliament Thursday approved an investment expenditure project titled “Acquisition of Coastal Anti-Ship Missile Systems”. A total of 128 MPs voted in favour, 35 were against, and nine abstained.
At a weekly meeting on January 21, the outgoing Cabinet adopted a decision to table to the National Assembly a proposal for approval of the project for anti-ship missile systems for the Bulgarian Navy.
The project is based on proposals submitted by the US side for two draft contracts – one for the acquisition of a mobile coastal defence system (coastal anti-ship missile systems) and another for the acquisition of a multifunctional information exchange system.
Outgoing Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov said that the acquisition of coastal anti-ship missile systems for the Navy would enable the modernization and development of capabilities, ensure Bulgaria’s national contribution to NATO, and end the country’s critical dependence on Russia in the field of armaments. He noted that the value of the contract exceeds USD 205 million, and that the validity of the offer runs until the end of February this year.
He explained that this step is necessary because Bulgaria previously operated two coastal missile systems of different types – one has already been decommissioned, while the second dates back to the Soviet era and must be withdrawn from service by 2029–2030. With the implementation of the project and the main deliveries, continuity of the process will be ensured, with the decommissioning of the old equipment overlapping with the assumption of duty by a new Western-model anti-ship system, he explained.
In response to a question from Vazrazhdane, Zapryanov said that the delivery of drones is included under a different programme. The government plans for procurement of drones for the Air Force and the Land Forces to be awarded to Bulgarian companies with which it is already in contact, he added. Parliament Approves Investment Expenditure Project for Acquisition of Coastal Anti-Ship Missile Systems 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-29 16:28:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law