List of modern equipment of the Bulgarian Land Forces

This article is about weapons and equipment. For detailed information on history and deployment, see Bulgarian Land Forces.

This is a list of the equipment currently in use by the Bulgarian Land Forces.

Small arms

Sidearms

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Caliber	Notes
Sig Sauer SP2022		United States	Handgun	9×19mm Parabellum	Production in the United States. Used by Bulgarian Military Police and the Joint Special Operations Command .To become new standard issue pistol (possibly alongside another pistol) and replace the Makarov[citation needed]
Arcus 98DA		Belgium  Bulgaria	Handgun	9×19mm Parabellum
Makarov		Bulgaria	Handgun	9×18mm	Local production and standard issue to Army. The Army said that they plan on replacing the Makarov pistol. Copy pistols were produced from 1960. Arsenal 10 produced them between 1970 and 2007. Can be recognised through "((10))" arsenal markings, straight hammer serrations, slim star grip shells.[1]

Assault rifles

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Caliber	Notes
AR-M1		Bulgaria	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Standard issue infantry rifle of the Bulgarian Army. All to be modernized by 2025. Designated ''AK-47PT1''.[2][3]
Heckler & Koch G36		Germany	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Standard assault rifle of military police.[citation needed]
Steyr AUG		Austria	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Special forces only. In limited use with the 101st Alpine Regiment.[citation needed]
AR-M4SF		Bulgaria	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×39mm	Carbine rifle made by Arsenal Jsco and used by the Joint Special Operations Command and the Bulgarian Military Police. Produced locally.[citation needed]
AKM		Soviet Union  Bulgaria	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Modernized variants in use by the Joint Special Operations Command (formerly known as the 68th Special Forces Brigade). Produced locally.[1][4]

Submachine guns

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Caliber	Notes
Arsenal Shipka		Bulgaria	Submachine gun	9×18mm Makarov 9×19mm Parabellum	Limited usage with the military.[citation needed]
Heckler & Koch MP5		Germany	Submachine gun	9×19mm Parabellum	Used by Bulgarian Special Forces and Military Police.[citation needed]

Shotguns

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Caliber	Notes
Benelli M4 Super 90		Italy	Shotgun	12 Gauge	Used By the Joint Special Operations Command.[citation needed]

Sniper rifles

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Caliber	Notes
Barrett M82		United States	Anti-materiel rifle	.50 BMG	Used by the Joint Special Operations Command.[citation needed]
Blaser R93 Tactical		Germany	Sniper rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	Used by the Joint Special Operations Command.[citation needed]
Heckler & Koch MSG90A1		Germany	Sniper rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	Standard of the Bulgarian Land Forces alongside the Dragunov.[citation needed]
Zastava M91		Yugoslavia	Sniper rifle	7.62×54mmR	Used In the Land Forces alongside the Dragunov SVD.
Heckler & Koch PSG1		Germany	Semi-automatic sniper rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	PSG-1A1 variates and used by Military Police of Bulgarian Land Forces.[citation needed]
SVD		Soviet Union  Bulgaria	Semi-automatic sniper rifle, designated marksman rifle	7.62×54mmR	Produced locally.[1]
Ritter & Stark SLX		Austria	Sniper rifle	.338 Lapua Magnum	Used by the Bulgarian Military Police.[5]

Machine guns

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Caliber	Notes
NSV		Bulgaria	Heavy machine gun	12.7×108mm	Standard issue heavy machine gun of the Bulgarian Army and produced by Arsenal.[6]
M240		United States	General-purpose machine gun	7.62×51mm NATO	Used by the Bulgarian Special Forces.[7]
PK		Soviet Union  Bulgaria	General-purpose machine gun	7.62×54mmR	Used by Special forces and Regular units, Produced locally. PK/PKM copies were produced as the MG-1 & MG-1M.[1][8]
RPK		Soviet Union  Bulgaria	Light machine gun Squad automatic weapon	7.62×39mm M43	Produced locally by Arsenal as the LMG in three different calibers, 7.62×39mm, 5.45×39mm and 5.56×45mm NATO. A folding stock variant is known as the LMG-F.[1][9][10][11]
M2 Browning		United States	Heavy machine gun	12.7×99mm	Used on the M1117 and to be used on the Stryker vehicles.[citation needed]

Anti-tank weapons

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Caliber	Notes
RPG-22		Soviet Union  Bulgaria	Light anti-tank weapon	High-explosive anti-tank with penetration of 400 mm versus RHA	Produced locally at VMZ Sopot.[12]
SPG-9		Soviet Union  Bulgaria	Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun	73 mm (2.87 in) smoothbore[13]	Produced locally as SPG-9DNM.[citation needed]
RPG-7		Soviet Union  Bulgaria	Rocket-propelled grenade launcher	40 mm	Produced locally by Arsenal Corporation as ATGL-L.[14]

Mortars

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Caliber	Notes
M6-211 Mortar		Bulgaria	Light mortar	60mm	Produced locally.[citation needed]
M8 Mortar		Bulgaria	Medium mortar	81mm	Produced locally.[citation needed]
M82		Soviet Union	Medium mortar	82mm	[15]
2S12 Sani		Soviet Union	Heavy mortar	120mm	[15]

Other small arms

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Caliber	Notes
Mk 19 grenade launcher		United States	Automatic grenade launcher	40 mm grenade	Used on the M1117.[citation needed]
AGS-30		Russia  Bulgaria	Automatic grenade launcher	30mm grenade	30×25mm grenade launchers, AGS-17 derivate by Arsenal JSCo.[citation needed]
FN 303		United States	Semi-automatic less-lethal riot gun	17.3 mm (0.68 in)	In use with the Land Forces and the Military Police.[16]
UBGL-M7		Bulgaria	Grenade launcher	40mm caseless grenade	Underbarrel grenade launcher by Arsenal JSCo.[citation needed]
UBGL-M6		Bulgaria	Grenade launcher	40mm caseless grenade	Underbarrel grenade launcher by Arsenal JSCo.[citation needed]
GP-25		Soviet Union  Bulgaria	Grenade launcher	40mm caseless grenade	Produced locally by Arsenal AD as the UBGL[17] and the UBGL-1.[18]

Anti-tank guided missiles

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Caliber	Notes
FGM-148 Javelin		United States	Fire-and-forget Anti-tank guided missile	127 mm	107 Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Units [LWCLU] and 218 Javelin FGM-148F missiles on order plus 420 Javelin for the Strykers.[19]
Spike NLOS Mk.5		Israel	Ultra-long range Anti-tank guided missile	170mm	Unspecified amount purchased and used by the Joint Special Operations Command. The Missile has a range of 32 km.[citation needed]
9M117 Bastion		Soviet Union	Laser beam riding anti-tank missile	100 mm projectile
9K115 Metis		Soviet Union	Anti-tank missile	High-explosive anti-tank shaped charge
9K114 Shturm		Soviet Union	Anti-tank missile	High-explosive anti-tank shaped charge
9M113 Konkurs		Soviet Union	Anti-tank missile	9N131 high-explosive anti-tank
9K111 Fagot		Soviet Union  Bulgaria	Anti-tank missile	High-explosive anti-tank warhead	Produced locally.[citation needed]
9M14 Malyutka		Soviet Union  Bulgaria	Anti-tank missile	High-explosive anti-tank	Produced locally and in reserve.[citation needed]

Man-portable air defense systems

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Caliber	Notes
9K38 Igla		Soviet Union  Bulgaria	Man-portable air-defense system	1.17 kg (2.6 lb) with 390 g (14 oz) explosive	Produced locally.[citation needed]
9K34 Strela-3		Soviet Union  Bulgaria	Man-portable air-defense system	1.15 kg directed-energy blast fragmentation warhead (Strela-2M), 370 g HE content	Produced locally and in reserve.[citation needed]
9K32 Strela-2		Soviet Union  Bulgaria	Man portable surface-to-air missile launcher	1.15 kg directed-energy blast fragmentation warhead (Strela-2M), 370 g HE content	Produced locally and in reserve.[citation needed]

Tanks

Model	Image	Origin	Variant	In service	Details
Tanks
T-72		Soviet Union	T-72M T-72M1 T-72M2	90[20]	Possibly 250+ in-store.[21] In 2023, the Bulgarian Armed Forces received the first battalion of 44 T-72M/M1s modified by the state companies TEREM and Elbit. A Second Battalion of 44 vehicles to be modernized[22][23] Some T-72M1s were purchased by Czechia and delivered to Ukraine.[24]

Armoured and utility vehicles

Name	Origin	Type	Variant	In service	Photo	Notes
Armoured fighting vehicles
BMP-23/30	Bulgaria  Soviet Union	Infantry fighting vehicle	BMP-23 BMP-23D BRM-23 BMP-30	70[25]		Locally designed infantry fighting vehicle with a 23-mm automatic cannon, 9K111 Fagot anti-tank guided missile launchers with a total of six missiles and an SA-7 Grail man-portable air-defense systems.[citation needed]
Stryker	United States	Armoured fighting vehicle	XM1296 M1126 M1132 M1130 M1133 M1135	0/183		Bulgaria has ordered 183 Stryker and Dragoon armored vehicles. They will be additionally armored, equipped with Mk44 Bushmaster II gun, anti-tank missiles such as FGM-148 Javelin and communication systems.Bulgaria has ordered 90 XM1296s, 17 M1126s, 9 M1132s, 33 M1130s, 24 M1133s and 10 M1135s. To be delivered in 2025.[26][27]
BMP-1	Soviet Union	Infantry fighting vehicle	BMP1P	90[28]		Soviet tracked infantry fighting vehicle with a 73-mm smoothbore gun.[citation needed]
BTR-60	Soviet Union  Bulgaria	Armoured personnel carrier	BTR60PB	20[29]		Modernised to the BTR-60PB-MD1 standards. Possibly 500 in store. Produced locally. 100 were delivered to Ukraine.[24]
MT-LB / MT-LBu	Soviet Union  Bulgaria	Armoured personnel carrier	MT-LB	100[30]		Possibly 600 in store. Light multi-purpose vehicle; mostly used as an armoured personnel carrier. Produced locally.[citation needed]
BRDM-2	Soviet Union	Scout car	BRDM-2	12[15]		Armoured scout car. 200 in reserve.[citation needed]
9P148 "Konkurs"	Soviet Union	Anti-tank vehicle		24[31]		Anti-tank vehicle based around the BRDM-2 with five AT-5 Spandrel missiles.[citation needed]
IAG Guardian	United Arab Emirates  Bulgaria	MRAP	Guardian Xtreme 4x4	45[32]		The armoured tactical vehicles are made by the SAMARM JV between Bulgarian manufacturer Samel 90 and UAE-based International Armored Group.[citation needed]
Toyota Land Cruiser 79	United Arab Emirates  Bulgaria  Japan	Armored Pickup truck, Combat Ambulance, Light Recon Vehicle,		44		Manufactured by International Armored Group. In use with the Joint Special Operations Command. Armed with a PKM machine gun.[citation needed]
Mercedes-Benz G-Class	Austria  West Germany	Armoured jeep		600[15]		A contract has been signed with Germany for additional 300 4x4 armoured G 280 CDi and non-armoured G 270 CDi jeep; partially armed with locally produced PKM machine guns.[citation needed]
UAZ-469	Soviet Union	Patrol vehicle		700		Off-road military light utility vehicle.[citation needed]
Plasan SandCat	Israel	Patrol vehicle		27[33]		4x4 armoured patrol vehicle used by the Military Police service.[citation needed]
M1117	United States	Patrol vehicle		17[15]		4x4 multi-purpose armoured patrol vehicle.[citation needed]
Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck	United States	8x8 Tactical Truck	M1120A4 LHS M984A5 Wrecker M978A4 Fuel Servicing truck	0/15		Bulgaria ordered 3 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) Light Equipment Transports; 3 M1120A4 HEMTT Load Handling Systems; 3 M984A4 Wrecker HEMTTs and 6 M978A4 HEMTT Fuel Servicing Trucks with the Stryker vehicles. To be delivered in 2025.[citation needed]
Mercedes-Benz Zetros	Germany	Off-road truck for extreme operations		335[15]		As of 2012, it operates 335 trucks with 30 more on order.[citation needed]
Engineering and Maintenance vehicles
MT-LB	Soviet Union	Armoured engineering vehicle		N/A		[34]
		Armoured recovery vehicle
T-54/T-55	Soviet Union	Armoured recovery vehicle		N/A		[34]
MTP-1
BLG67		Vehicle launched bridge				[34]
Tactical Bridge Layer

Artillery and air defense

Name	Origin	Type	In service	Photo	Notes
Artillery
SS-21 Scarab-A	Soviet Union	Tactical ballistic missile	N/A		The only remaining ballistic missile system from the now-disbanded Rocket Forces; 8 TELs and a classified quantity of missiles are in service.[citation needed]
BM-21	Soviet Union	Multiple rocket launcher	24[15]		122-mm multiple-launch rocket system. Over 200 in reserve. Some BM-21s were purchased by Czechia and delivered to Ukraine.[24]
2S1 Gvozdika	Soviet Union	Self-propelled howitzer	48[15]		122-mm self-propelled howitzer (possibly 500 in store) Some 2S1s were purchased by Czechia and delivered to Ukraine.[24]
D-20	Soviet Union	Howitzer	24[35]		152-mm towed howitzer; principal heavy artillery piece of the Bulgarian Army. Some D-20s were purchased by Czechia and delivered to Ukraine.[24]
D-44	Soviet Union	Field gun	150[36]		85-mm field gun. All of them are in reserve.[citation needed]
Air defense
SA-8 Gecko	Soviet Union	Surface-to-air missile system	24[15]		Highly mobile short-range surface-to-air missile system with 15 km range.[34]
SA-13 Gopher	Soviet Union	Surface-to-air missile system	N/A		Short-range battlefield surface-to-air missile system with 5 km range.[34]
ZU-23-4	Soviet Union	Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun	N/A		23mm SPAAG.In reserve.[34]
ZU-23-2	Soviet Union	AA gun	N/A		Most ZU-23-2s in Bulgarian service are mounted on ZIL-131 trucks.[34]

Unmanned aerial vehicles

Name	Origin	Type	Details
Aerosonde Mk4.7	United States	Surveillance/Reconnaissance UAV	The Aerosonde Mk 4.7 was developed for aerial reconnaissance, surveillance, obtaining information on ground and moving targets. The system can also be used as a means of conducting reconnaissance of artillery targets.[37]
AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven			The RQ-11 Raven is a small hand-launched remote-controlled unmanned aerial vehicle.The Bulgarian Land Forces operate the RQ-11 since 2015.[38]
AQUILA	Greece	VTOL Surveillance/Reconnaissance UAV	12 Drones acquired through tactical reconnaissance UAV program.[39][40]
Scytalys		Surveillance/Reconnaissance UAV

Potential/future acquisitions

Name	Origin	Type	Quantity	Image	Details
New 5.56×45mm NATO rifles for the Joint Special Operations Command	Unknown	Assault rifle	Unknown	HK416(Picture is illustrative)	To replace current Special Forces rifles.[41][42]
New 5.56×45mm NATO Light machine guns for the Joint Special Operations Command	Unknown	Light machine gun	Unknown	M249 (Picture Is Illustrative)	To replace current special forces LMGs.[43][42]
New 7.62×51mm NATO General-purpose machine guns for the Joint Special Operations Command	Unknown	General-purpose machine guns	Unknown	M240 (Picture is illustrative)	To replace current special forces GPMGs.[44][42]
New 9×19mm pistols	Unknown	Handgun	Unknown	Heckler & Koch VP9 (Picture is illustrative	There is a project to buy a new handgun which would replace the Makarov as the standard-issue pistol of the Bulgarian Land Forces.[45][46]
New Designated marksman rifles for the Land Forces	Unknown	Designated marksman rifle	Unknown	Heckler & Koch G28(Picture is illustrative)	The land forces have initiated a procurement order to buy DMRs to replace the SVD.[45]
Reconnaissance Drones	Israel	Tactical reconnaissance UAV	2 yet to be delivered	Picture is illustrative	Bulgaria's Ministry of Defence invited 24 companies in the country and abroad to bid to supply 14 tactical reconnaissance drones for military use. The first lot involves the supply of 12 mini drone systems, and the second lot involves delivery of 2 small UAVs. In the end, a Greek company based in Athens was ranked first for the delivery of the 12 mini drone systems. A company from Israel has been selected to supply 2 small UAVs.[47]
New Artillery Systems	Yet to be decided.	155 mm Self propelled howitzer	24-36	Picture is illustrative	The Bulgarian Ministry of Defence plans to acquire new 155 mm artillery systems.Some of the requirements are for the artillery to be wheeled for mobility and to have an armored hull. The favorites for this project are CAESAR by Nexter Systems and ATMOS 2000 by Elbit Systems.[48][49]
NASAMS(or other system which can utilize the AIM-9X Sidewinder).	Norway  United States or other.	Surface-to-air missile systems able to utilize AIM-9X Sidewinder	Unknown	Picture is illustrative	The Bulgarian Ministry of Defence plans to acquire Surface-to-air missile systems which can utilize the AIM-9X Sidewinders which are going to be used by the Bulgarian Air Force's F-16 Block 70s.[50]
IRIS-T SLM/SLX Medium Range Surface-to-air missiles	Germany	Medium & Long-range SAM	6 SLM and 1 SLX systems	IRIS-T SLM	New Medium to Long Range Surface to Air Missiles are in the priority range of the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence's Modernization program until 2032.[51] The IRIS-T SLM is the likely choice as Bulgaria joined the European Sky Shield Initiative.[52] On August 2, 2024 the Bulgarian cabinet sent a request to the parliament to obtain one IRIS-T SLM system for 182 114 000 euros.[53][54]
New 3D radars	Israel  United States  Spain  France  Italy	Early warning radar	5 stationary and 2 mobile	Picture of the Israeli proposal-The ELM-2084.	The companies that are participating in the competition are Israeli company Elta Systems, US company Lockheed Martin, Spanish company Indra Sistemas, French company Thales Group and Italian company Leonardo S.p.A.. The radars will be used by the Bulgarian Air Force.[55]
New Coastal Anti-ship missiles	Sweden	Coastal Anti-ship missiles	Unknown	RBS 15 Anti-ship Missile	Bulgaria is buying RBS 15 Mk.3 missiles for around 50 million BGN. The RBS 15 Mk.3 will be used by the Bulgarian Navy.[56]
M142 HIMARS(or equal system)	United States Or other	Multiple Launch Rocket System	Unknown	M142 HIMARS	The Bulgarian Ministry of Defence and The Chief of Defence are interested in acquiring the HIMARS or an equal system for the Bulgarian Land Forces.[57]
New Attack Helicopters	Yet to be decided.	Attack helicopter	Unknown	AH-64 Apache (Picture is illustrative)	New attack helicopters are a part of the military modernization program until 2032. They most likely will replace the aging Mil Mi-24s of the Bulgarian Air Force.[58]

Retired equipment

• PT-76 amphibious tanks (250)
• T-62 tanks (250, sold to Ethiopia, Yemen and Angola)
• TV-62
• PTS
• T-55AM2 tanks (1,400 kept in storage in the province of Montana)^{[citation needed]}
• T-34 tanks (177, some sold to Mali and other African countries; 42 kept in storage near the village of Ohrid, Bulgaria; some are used as anti-tank weapons targets; the rest of the tanks were scrapped)
• BRDM-1
• BTR-152
• BTR-40
• BTR-50PU
• SS-23 (8 launchers + 24 missiles, destroyed)
• FROG-7 (24 launchers + dozens of missiles, destroyed)
• Scud-B (36 launchers + dozens of missiles, destroyed)
• AT-1 Snapper anti-tank guided missiles
• BM-13 multiple rocket launchers

See also

• Defense industry of Bulgaria
• Bulgarian Armed Forces

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External links

• or The download link(s) to details of Bulgaria's military equipment, including the reserve as of 2013. Note: some of the reserve items are not listed on this page, such as the 430 T55's in reserve status.