Bulgaria’s Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Alexander Poulev began a defence and security business mission to the United States on 11 October. The delegation includes 30 representatives from 20 Bulgarian companies and is due to remain in the country through 16 October. [1]

Poulev is scheduled to meet US economic officials and companies including Lockheed Martin, SpaceX and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. The government says the mission is intended to expand industrial cooperation, technology exchange and Bulgarian participation in international supply chains; no procurement agreement was announced. [1]