Tentera Udara Bulgaria
Tentera Udara Bulgaria (Bahasa Bulgaria: Военновъздушни сили) adalah salah satu daripada tiga cabang perkhidmatan Angkatan Tentera Bulgaria, lagi dua ialah Tentera Laut Bulgaria dan Tentera Darat Bulgaria. Misinya ialah mengawal dan melindungi kedaulatan ruang udara Bulgaria, menyediakan sokongan udara dan membantu Tentera Darat sekiranya berlaku peperangan. Tentera Udara Bulgaria merupakan salah satu tentera udara tertua di Eropah dan dunia. Sejak kebelakangan ini ia secara aktif mengambil bahagian dalam banyak misi NATO dan eksesais di Eropah.
| Tentera Udara Bulgaria | |
|---|---|
| Военновъздушни сили Voennovazdushni sili | |
 Lambang Tentera Udara Bulgaria | |
| Ditubuhkan pada | 20 April 1906 |
| Negara |  Bulgaria |
| Jenis | Tentera udara |
| Peranan | Peperangan udara |
| Saiz | 6,500 anggota aktif 72 pesawat |
| Sebahagian daripada | Angkatan Tentera Bulgaria |
| Peringatan | 16 Oktober |
| Laman web | http://airforce.mod.bg/bg/ |
| Komander | |
| Panglima Tentera Udara | Mejar Jeneral Dimitar Petrov |
| Timbalan Panglima | Brigedier Jeneral Petyo Mirchev |
| Tanda kebesaran | |
| Roundel |  |
| Pesawat terbang | |
| Penyerang | Su-25 |
| Pejuang | MiG-29 |
| Helikopter | Mil Mi-17, Eurocopter AS 532 Cougar, Bell 206 |
| Helikopter penyerang | Mil Mi-24 |
| Pengawasan | Antonov An-30 |
| Pelatih | L-39, PC-9 |
| Pengangkut | L-410, C-27J Spartan, Pilatus PC-12, An-26 |
Panglima Tentera Udara Bulgaria terkini ialah Mejar Jeneral Tsanko Stoychev.
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Bibliografi sunting
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- Bateson, Richard P. (May 1972), "Bulgaria at War: Part 3: Under the Allied Onslaught; a change of sides", Air Pictorial, 34 (5): 177–179, 181
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- World Aircraft Information Files. Brightstar Publishing, London. File 327 Sheet 04
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- Nedialkov, Dimitar (2001). Air Power of the Kingdom of Bulgaria. Part I. Sofia: Fark OOD. ISBN 9549669793. (bilingual: Bulgarian/English)
- Rajlich, Jiri; Boshniakov, Stephan; Mandjukov, Petko (2002). Slovakian and Bulgarian Aces of World War 2. Oxford: Osprey. ISBN 9781841766522.
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- Official website Diarkibkan 6 Julai 2011 di Wayback Machine
- Ministry of Defence of Bulgaria