Artillery and Air Defense
| Name | Origin | Type | Number | Photo | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artillery and air defense | ||||||
| MT-12 | Soviet Union | anti-tank gun | 200 | 100-mm anti-tank gun, now used mostly as conventional HE artillery | ||
| D-20 | Soviet Union | Howitzer | 150 | 152-mm towed howitzer; principal heavy artillery piece of the Bulgarian Army | ||
| 2S1 Gvozdika | Soviet Union | Self-propelled howitzer | 206 | 122-mm self-propelled howitzer; produced locally as Karamfil | ||
| BM-21 | Soviet Union | MLRS | 292 | 122-mm multiple-launch rocket system | ||
| SS-21 Scarab-A | Soviet Union | Tactical ballistic missile | 16 | The only remaining ballistic missile system from the now-disbanded Rocket Forces; 8 TELs and 16 missiles with a 70 km range are in service | ||
| ZU-23-2 | Soviet Union | AA gun | 128 | Most ZU-23-2s in Bulgarian service are mounted on ZIL 131 trucks | ||
| S-60 | Soviet Union | AA gun | 90 | Heavier 57 mm AA gun | ||
| SA-2 Guideline | Soviet Union | SAM system | 18 | Oldest Surface-to-Air Missile system in Bulgarian service; scheduled to be phased out | ||
| SA-3 Goa | Soviet Union | SAM system | 30 | Medium-range SAM system; SA-3s were used to shoot down an F-117 Nighthawk and an F-16 fighter over Yugoslavia in 1999; to be phased out | ||
| SA-5 Gammon | Soviet Union | SAM system | 26 | Fixed strategic SAM system used to defend high-value targets | ||
| SA-6 Gainful | Soviet Union | SAM system | 20 | Highly mobile medium-range SAM system with 24 km range | ||
| SA-8 Gecko | Soviet Union | SAM system | 24 | Highly mobile short-range SAM system with 15 km range | ||
| SA-10 Grumble | Soviet Union | SAM system | 10 | Advanced SAM system used for strategic defense against all types of aircraft; has limited ABM capability | ||
| SA-13 Gopher | Soviet Union | SAM system | 20 | Short-range battlefield SAM system with 5 km range | ||
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