Bulgaria Air Force Losses, Crashes & Deliveries
Recorded aircraft losses, crashes, shoot-downs and deliveries for the Bulgaria air force, each with a date and source. See the Bulgaria air force overview.
Events at a glance
Events per year
2022–2026
2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 12 Sep 2026.
By event type
5 events logged · 1 loss
These totals count what GlobalMilitary.net has logged from public reports since 2022, not a complete register: an event we have not recorded is not an event that did not happen. Coverage of the tracked wars is much denser than coverage of peacetime events, so the two do not compare directly.
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Bulgaria air force losses, crashes & deliveries
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DEC 182025
4× F-16V
Delivered
🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Formal acceptance of final 4 units of the first contract batch of 8 aircraft.
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OCT 32025
2× F-16V
Delivered
🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Arrival of third and fourth units at Graf Ignatievo Air Base strengthening NATO eastern flank.
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JUN 92025
F-16V
Delivered
🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Sofia welcomed its second brand-new Block 70, part of an eight-jet tranche due before year-end.
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APR 132025
F-16V
Delivered
🇧🇬 Bulgaria · The first Bulgarian F-16V touched down at Graf Ignatievo, inaugurating Western fast-jet operations after 35 years.
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SEP 132024
L-39
Crash
🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Reuters and AP reported an L-39 crashed at Graf Ignatievo during an aerobatic rehearsal; both pilots died.