page_title: Bulgarian Air Force
section_title: Structure
hierarchical_section_title: Bulgarian Air Force / Modern times / Structure
caption_attribution_description: English: C-27J Spartan transport aircraft of Bulgarian Air Force on display at Batajnica Air Show 2012 held to celebrate 100 years of Serbian Air Force.Српски / srpski: Транспортни авион Ц-27Ј Спартан Бугарских војних ваздушних снага на аеромитингу Батајница 2012 поводом прославе века Српског војног ваздухопловства.
context_page_description: The Bulgarian Air Force is one of the three branches of the Military of Bulgaria, the other two being the Bulgarian Navy and Bulgarian land forces. Its mission is to guard and protect the sovereignty of Bulgarian airspace, to provide aerial support and to assist the Land Forces in case of war. The Bulgarian Air Force is one of the oldest air forces in Europe and the world. In recent times it has been actively taking part in numerous NATO missions and exercises in Europe.
  The current commanding officer of the Bulgarian Air Force is Major General Tsanko Stoychev.
context_section_description: Joint Forces Command, Sofia
  Military Command Center, Sofia
  Air Sovereignty Operations Center, Sofia, reports to NATO's Integrated Air Defense System CAOC Torrejón in Spain
  Air Forces Command, Sofia
  Command, Control and Surveillance Base (III)
  Headquarters
  1st Control and Surveillance Zone, Bozhurishte, Sofia Province
  2nd Control and Surveillance Zone, Trud, Plovdiv Province
  3rd Control and Surveillance Zone, Bratovo, Burgas Province
  CIS and Navigation Systems Squadron, Graf Ignatievo Air Base
  CIS and Navigation Systems Squadron, Krumovo Air Base
  CIS and Navigation Systems Squadron, Dolna Mitropoliya Air Base
  Air Force Meteorological Center
  Aviation Technical Base, Balchik Airfield (reserve airfield, former 6th Fighter Air Base)
  3rd Air Base, Graf Ignatievo Air Base (X)
  Headquarters and Headquarters Services
  1st Fighter Squadron, operating 12x MiG-29A, 3x MiG-29UB
  Aircraft Operational Support Ground Squadron
  Maintenance and Aircraft Repair Squadron
  Maintenance and Missile Repair Squadron
  Airfield Technical Support and Supply Squadron
  24th Air Base, Krumovo Air Base (X)
  Headquarters and Headquarters Services
  16th Air Transport Group, Vrazhdebna Air Base, operating 3x C-27J, 1x Pilatus PC-12, 2x Let L-410 Turbolet, 1x An-30, 2x An-26, 1x An-2
  Attack Helicopter Squadron, operating 6x Mi-24
  2nd Transport Helicopter Squadron, operating 8x Eurocopter Cougar TTH, 4x Eurocopter Cougar CSAR, 3x Mi-17
  Helicopter Training Flight, operating 6x Bell 206
  (Combat) Search and Rescue Flight, a company of infantrymen and medics
  Aircraft Operational Support Ground Squadron
  Maintenance and Aircraft Repair Squadron
  Airfield Technical Support and Supply Squadron
  Forward Deployment Air Base Bezmer (III)
  Headquarters and Headquarters Services
  1st Ground Attack Squadron, operating 10x Su-25K, 4x Su-25UBK
  Aircraft Operational Support Ground Squadron
  Maintenance and Aircraft Repair Squadron 
  Airfield Technical Support and Supply Squadron
  Training Base "Georgi Benkovski", at Dolna Mitropoliya Air Base (III)
  operating 5x Pilatus PC-9 and 6x Aero L-39 Albatros
  (detached from the 3rd Air Base into a separate air base on 1 July 2017)
  Missile Air Defence Base, Sofia (III)
  Headquarters
  Missile Air Defence Battalion (S-300P), Bankya
  Missile Air Defence Battalion (S-200), Kostinbrod
  Missile Air Defence Battalion (S125 Neva), Kichevo
  Missile Air Defence Battalion (S125 Neva), Chernomorets
  Mobile Missile Air Defence Battalion (2K12 Kub), Stara Zagora
  Missile Air Defence Shooting Range, Shabla
  Special Equipment Base (III), Bozhurishte suburb, Sofia
  Military Police Company of the Air Forces Command
  Air Forces Command Documentation Support Center
caption: C-27J Spartan Bulgarian Air Force
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