site.btaDefence Ministry: Spain's Eurofighter Jets Perform Familiarization Flights on the Weekend

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Defence Ministry: Spain's Eurofighter Jets
Perform Familiarization Flights
on the Weekend


Sofia, February 12 (BTA) - Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon II jets of the Spanish Air Force are performing familiarization overflights of alternate airports in the area of the capital Sofia, the Black Sea cities of Varna and Burgas and the village of Bezmer (Eastern Bulgaria) on February 12-13, the Bulgarian Defence Ministry said. The flights are conducted in preparation for joint assignments.

The flights are expected to end at 4 pm on Saturday and around noon on Sunday.

Four Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon II jets of the Spanish Air Force landed at the Graf Ignatievo Air Base near Plovdiv (South Central Bulgaria) on Friday. Until March 31, 130 Spanish serviceperson will be executing enhanced air policing assignments jointly with the Bulgarian Air Force in line with a decision adopted by the Bulgarian Council of Ministers on January 24, 2022. DD
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