Bulgarian Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said the country had failed to secure significant technology transfer benefits from key military modernization contracts, while some of the money allocated for this purpose had not delivered the expected results. Speaking at an event, titled "Technology Transfer, Innovation, and Strategies in Defense" at a round table at the University of National and World Economy (UNWE), Stoyanov pointed to the 2019 contract for the purchase of F-16 fighter jets as an example of poorly implemented technology transfer. The agreement included a technological cooperation provision worth 10% of its total value, or approximately USD120 million....