Ukuguqulwa kweBulgarian Air Force
Ngo-1989-1990, indiza yezempi yaseBulgaria yathola ama-fighters angu-22 e-MiG-29, okuhlanganisa impi eyi-18 yesihlalo esisodwa kanye nabaqeqeshi bokulwa abanezihlalo ezimbili.
Ngemva kokuwa kwe-Warsaw Pact, i-Bulgarian Air Force yancishiswa kakhulu futhi yahlelwa kabusha. Ushintsho olukhulu ohlelweni lokuguqula izindiza zamasosha aseBulgaria zibe yizindinganiso zaseNtshonalanga kwaba ukungena kweBulgaria ku-NATO, okwenzeka ngo-2004. Njengamanje, uhlelo olubaluleke kakhulu lwesimanje seBulgaria Air Force ukuthengwa kwama-fighters anendima eminingi.
Isikole se-Air Force
Ukuqeqeshwa kwethiyori kwabashayeli bezindiza bezindiza zamasosha aseBulgaria kwenzeka emnyangweni wezindiza weNational Military University, futhi ukuqeqeshwa okusebenzayo kwendiza kwenziwa yisizinda sokuqeqeshwa kwezindiza se-12. Kokubili iNational Military University kanye nesikhumulo sezindiza esine-12th Air Base kutholakala edolobhaneni laseDolna Mitropoli.
Isinqumo sokuthi yimaphi ama-cadet azoqeqeshwa ezindizeni nokuthi obani ngezindiza ezinophephela emhlane senziwa ngokuhlanganyela yi-Air Force Command kanye nomnyango wezindiza we-National Military University. Abafundi abakhethelwe ukuqeqeshwa ngendiza bathunyelwa esikwatini sezindiza esise-Dolna Mitropoli Airport, lapho beqeqeshwa khona ngendiza ye-Pilatus PC-9M, futhi labo abakhethelwe ukuqeqeshwa ngendiza enophephela emhlane bathunyelwa esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Plodiv-Krumovo, lapho kuhlonyiswe khona isiteshi sokuqeqesha indiza esizimele. ngezindiza ezinophephela emhlane ze-Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III.
Abaqeqeshi be-Pilatus PC-9M turboprop basetshenziselwa ukuqeqeshwa kwezindiza okuyisisekelo nokuthuthukisiwe. Njengamanje cishe bayishumi abafundi ngonyaka. Phakathi neminyaka emibili, izindiza ze-PK-9M zifinyelela amahora endiza angama-200. Khona-ke ama-cadet athola ukuqeqeshwa okuhlakaniphile nokulwa ngendiza ye-Aero Vodochody L-39ZA Albatros yokuqeqesha ukulwa.
Ekuqaleni, iBulgaria yayihlose ukuthenga abaqeqeshi be-turboprop abangu-12 RS-9M, kodwa ekugcineni inani lezindiza ezithengiwe zalolu hlobo lancipha laba yisithupha. Inkontileka yokuthengwa kwemishini eyisithupha yalolu hlobo kanye nokuhlinzekwa kwendiza eyodwa yokuthutha i-Pilatus PC-12M, eyenzelwe ukuthutha ama-VIP, yasayinwa ngoDisemba 5, 2003 (inani lenkontileka: ama-euro ayizigidi ezingu-32). Izindiza ze-PK-9M ezihlome ngezibonisi zekristalu ewuketshezi ezisebenzayo zalethwa ngoNovemba-Disemba 2004.
Izindiza zokuqeqesha i-Aero Vodochody L-39ZA Albatros zisetshenziswa i-Air Training Squadron. Ezindizeni ezithengiwe ezingama-36 zalolu hlobo (kuhlanganise ne-18 ngo-1986 nezingu-18 ngo-1991), ziyishumi nambili kuphela ezisebenza noButho Lombutho Wasemoyeni waseBulgaria. Okunye kwathengiswa kwamanye amazwe noma kubasebenzisi abazimele. Ngo-2004, izindiza ezinhlanu ze-L-39ZA Albatros zathuthukiswa yinkampani yakwa-Israel iRadom kanye nenkampani yaseBulgaria iBulgarian Avionics Services (BAS) evela eSofia. Umsebenzi wenziwa endaweni yokulungisa izindiza iBezmer. Njengengxenye yokuthuthukisa, kwafakwa izamukeli ze-VOR (VHF Omnidirectional), ILS (Instrument Landing System), i-DME (Izisetshenziswa Zokulinganisa Ibanga), i-GPS (Global Positioning System) kanye ne-TACAN (Tactical Navigation Assistance).
