Bulgaria Launches Sea Trials for First Modular Patrol Vessel of the Navy

Sea trials have begun for Bulgaria’s first multipurpose modular patrol vessel for the Navy, marking another step in the modernization of the country’s maritime defense capabilities. The tests are being conducted in the Varna Bay area and selected zones of the Black Sea, the Ministry of Defense announced on November 11.

The vessel is the first of two modular patrol ships being built under a contract between Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defense and the German shipbuilding company Naval Vessels Lürssen (NVL)....