Bulgaria accepts first five US M1126 Stryker ICV armored vehicles under $1.4 billion Army modernization

Bulgaria’s army accepted its first five Stryker armored vehicles on November 3 following final assembly, equipment installation and testing at the TEREM-Ivaylo plant in Veliko Tarnovo. The vehicles are going to the 61st Mechanized Brigade in Karlovo under a U.S. Foreign Military Sales procurement valued at about $1.4 billion. The order covers 183 Strykers in six configurations, including M1126 infantry carriers and M1296 Dragoon vehicles with 30 mm cannon. Bulgaria plans to build a regional maintenance capability at TEREM-Ivaylo as it completes local assembly and integration of the fleet.