Bulgaria revises fighter tender criteria

[Zarvan]

Bulgaria is looking increasingly likely to select a used aircraft to replace its ageing MiG-29s, after local reports that the tender criteria have been rewritten. Source: US Air Force
Bulgaria has revised its tender for the replacement of its ageing MiG-29 'Fulcrum' fighters in favour of second-hand aircraft, the local SEGA newspaper reported 14 October, quoting anonymous Ministry of Defence (MoD) sources.


In the Bulgarian Air Force's (BuAF's) original tender evaluation criteria, 25% of the weighting was attributed to "expected shelf life". However, in a new amendment proposed by the Institute of Defence (IoD), this criterion is downgraded to only a 5% weighting, according to SEGA . As a result the eventual winner of the tender is expected to be a used platform.

The main contenders to supply aircraft to the BuAF are Israel, Portugal, and the United States (all offering used Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcons), Italy (second-hand Eurofighter Typhoons), and Sweden (new Gripens).

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[A.P. Richelieu]

Bulgaria is looking increasingly likely to select a used aircraft to replace its ageing MiG-29s, after local reports that the tender criteria have been rewritten. Source: US Air Force
Bulgaria has revised its tender for the replacement of its ageing MiG-29 'Fulcrum' fighters in favour of second-hand aircraft, the local SEGA newspaper reported 14 October, quoting anonymous Ministry of Defence (MoD) sources.


In the Bulgarian Air Force's (BuAF's) original tender evaluation criteria, 25% of the weighting was attributed to "expected shelf life". However, in a new amendment proposed by the Institute of Defence (IoD), this criterion is downgraded to only a 5% weighting, according to SEGA . As a result the eventual winner of the tender is expected to be a used platform.

The main contenders to supply aircraft to the BuAF are Israel, Portugal, and the United States (all offering used Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcons), Italy (second-hand Eurofighter Typhoons), and Sweden (new Gripens).

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Depending on when they buy, Sweden could sell used Gripens as well.
This assumes current Gripen C are not cannibalized to build Gripen E.

 

[JPMM]

Here they came again!!!

 

[C130]

why not just buy Mig-35s

 

[Penguin]

why not just buy Mig-35s

Cost , nato noncompatibility

 

[flamer84]

Something tells me that in the end they'll just scrap their airforce altogether and NATO will be doing air policing just like in the Baltics.

 

[Penguin]

Something tells me that in the end they'll just scrap their airforce altogether and NATO will be doing air policing just like in the Baltics.

Problem is they got boycotted by russia after they let polish companies do maintenaice on mig29, notably engines. The czech and hungarians lease gripens i believe ?

 

[Incog_nito]

Problem is they got boycotted by russia after they let polish companies do maintenaice on mig29, notably engines. The czech and hungarians lease gripens i believe ?

I think ex-US F-16s