Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Bulgarian navy faces trimming, modernisation

DruzkiThe Bulgarian navy will modernise three of its frigates by 2014, Defence Minister Anyu Angelov said on April 12 2011, as quoted by the Bulgarian news agency BTA.

As part of the overhaul, the frigates will be equipped with landing pads, allowing helicopters to land and take off from from the ships' decks.

By the end of 2014, several ships will be decommissioned from the Bulgarian navy, including a submarine and several "missile boats" and mine sweepers, Angelov said. The measures are taken to "improve the technical efficiency of the navy".

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