page_title: Bulgarian Air Force
hierarchical_section_title: Bulgarian Air Force
caption_attribution_description: English: Logo of the Bulgarian Air Force
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: The Bulgarian Air Force (Bulgarian: Военновъздушни сили, romanized: Voennovazdushni sili) 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.
caption: Bulgarian Air Force emblem
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