site.btaDefence Minister Opens Graf Ignatievo Air Base's Landing Zone

Caretaker Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov presents certificate confirming that the work at the take-off and landing zone is fit for commissioning to Graf Ignatievo Third Air Base (South Central Bulgaria) Commander Brigadier General Nikolay Rusev. The first F-16 Block 70 aircraft is expected to arrive in 2025. "We are trying to work at a pace that will allow all sites to be successfully completed and commissioned by then," Zapryanov said.