
AVIATION BASE “Bezmer” – The European Spartan Exercise 2025 (ESE 25) will commence its flight training at Bezmer Airport near Yambol on September 23, as announced by the airbase. Tactical flights and other operations will take place in the Bezmer and Cheshnegirovo airport areas until October 3. Participants include representatives from the Air Forces of Bulgaria, Italy, Spain, Greece, and Lithuania.
The ESE 25 flight training is being conducted under a program agreement involving C-27J aircraft operators from the European Union.
Notably, this year marks the first time that countries operating Casa C-295 aircraft have been invited to participate, as decided by the Program Management Committee for C-27J. The aim is to improve operational compatibility and optimize resources.
The training will include tactical landing approaches, low-altitude and tactical flights, troop and cargo drops, as well as air medical evacuation, according to the press center of the “Bezmer” airbase.
The Bulgarian Air Force previously hosted the international flight training European Spartan Exercise in 2022, featuring four C-27J military transport aircraft with crews from Bulgaria, Italy, Lithuania, and Romania. Participants received their certificates at a ceremony held on September 18 in the Yambol “Bezisten.”













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