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Saturday, July 24, 2010

Bulgarian Navy Set to Discard Submarine Force

Bulgarian submarinesBulgaria’s armed forces will most likely do away with their submarine unit, according to Defense Minister Anyu Angelov.

According to the Minister, the life of the only operational Bulgarian submarine “Slava” (i.e. “Glory”), has expired, and it will probably be retired in the coming months which will mean shutting down altogether Bulgaria’s submarine force.

“Calling it a submarine force is too strong because any such unit must include at least two vessels. As you know, we have only one submarine. Its life has expired, and thus the submarine component of the Bulgarian Navy probably won’t exist any more,” declared the Defense Minister in Varna where he observed the international naval drills call “Breeze/Sertex 2010.”

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