site.btaAvionams Tasked with Building National Capabilities for F-16 Fighter Jets

The government assigned to the State Consolidation Company EAD, in its capacity of a body exercising the rights of the state in Avionams AD, to assign to its subsidiary public enterprise the implementation of public policy objectives - building basic national capabilities for maintenance of F-16 Block 70 fighter jets.

The construction of basic national capabilities for support of the F-16 Block 70 fighter on the territory of our country will allow Bulgaria to carry out its own, independent and unmediated by a second party logistical support and operation throughout the long life cycle of the acquired defense equipment, based on its own technological base. In this way, greater independence, speed of action and higher efficiency are achieved compared to the possible transportation of equipment to another country and security of supply is guaranteed.

It is envisaged that the control over the implementation of the obligation to meet public policy objectives will be carried out by the Minister of Economy and Industry. The control of the specific activities related to the fulfillment of this obligation will be carried out by the State Consolidation Company EAD.