site.btaUPDATED Parliament Ratifies Conclusively Agreement on Acquisition of Eight New F-16 Jet Fighters

Bulgaria's Parliament on Friday voted, 151-42 with eight abstentions, to ratify conclusively a bill ratifying the international agreement (LOA) BU-D-SAD "Acquisition of eight new F-l6C/D Block 70 aircraft, ammunition, training means, maintenance means, spare parts, initial support and training for the Bulgarian Air Force," and the international agreement (LOA) BU-PLBC "Multifunctional Information Distribution System - Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) and related support and equipment". The bill was carried on two readings.