Bulgarian Defence Institute

Bulgarian Defence Institute

Defense and Space Manufacturing

Sofia, Sofia 120 followers

The scientific & R&D hub of the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence and Bulgarian armed forces.

About us

The Defence Institute "Professor Tsvetan Lazarov" is established in Bulgaria and internationally recognized scientific organization, that has proved its unique expertise in the field of defence and security. The Defence Institute is established on 04.06.2009 by Decree № 140 of the Council of Ministers as a legal entity to the Minister of Defense and it is the successor of the rich traditions of a number of previous military-scientific, scientific-technical institutes and expert structures of the Ministry of Defence. On 21.01.2014, with Decree № 5 of the Council of Ministers, the Defence Institute was named as "Professor Tsvetan Lazarov". By its essence, the institute is a unique organizational complex with a proven scientific and expert part. It employs scientists, researchers, engineers and experts with an enormous scientific capacity and experience. In the academic units, more than a half of the Institute's personnel are academic staff, with respective academic degrees and titles. Scientific activity The Institute performs scientific and scientific-applied researches, as well as an experimental-constructive work in ten different fields, covering almost all the areas of security and defence, and the Bulgarian Defence Industry. The Institute participates with research teams in many national and international projects within NATO and the EU, cooperating with about 100 scientific organizations and business structures.

Website
https://www.di.mod.bg/
Industry
Defense and Space Manufacturing
Company size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Sofia, Sofia
Type
Government Agency
Founded
2009

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Updates

  • We are pleased to announce the establishment of a new Cooperation Agreement between the Institute of Solid State Physics-BAS and the Defense Institute "Professor Tsvetan Lazarov." This partnership represents a significant advancement in our commitment to innovation, scientific research, and high-tech development. Together, we aspire to drive scientific advancements and innovative technologies, move forward and strengthen our collaborative efforts in mutually beneficial areas. Stay tuned for further updates on our joint initiatives and projects!

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    International Conference on Advanced Research and Technology for Defence - ARTDef 2023 On November 28 and 29, 2023, the Bulgarian Defence Institute "Professor Tsvetan Lazarov" is organizing the traditional international scientific conference "Advanced Research and Technologies for Defence - ARTDef 2023", which will be held at the Central Military Club in Sofia. The program of the International Scientific Conference "Modern Research and Technologies for Defense - ARTDef 2023" is now available on the conference website. During the event, over 70 papers will be presented in four separate sessions. All papers approved by the reviewers will be included in the Proceeding of reports from the conference, which is ISSN 2815-2581 (it is also included in the National Reference List of modern Bulgarian scientific publications with scientific peer review by NACID, under number 4652). https://www.artdef.net/

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