Bulgaria orders helmets and bulletproof vests
Items to be supplied by local company
The Bulgarian MoD has awarded domestic company Mars Armour a contract to provide 9,200 combat helmets and 9,200 bulletproof vests to the armed forces.
Mars won the contract after a competitive process that attracted five bidders.
This equipment will be provided under a five-year contract worth up to BGN15.33 million ($9.3 million).
According to a contract notice posted on the official EU tenders database, the combat helmet must be capable of ‘attaching additional equipment’.
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