Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kudzivirirwa kwepamba ibasa remauto eBulgaria anozvipira, anoumbwa nemauto epanyika,
uto rehondo uye uto remhepo. Mauto epasi ane mabhirigadi maviri ane michina uye mapurisa masere akazvimirira nemabhatani; mauto emhepo anoshandisa ndege 106 uye masisitimu ekudzivirira mweya munzvimbo nhanhatu dzendege, uye navy inoshandisa ngarava dzakasiyana siyana, maherikoputa uye zvombo zvekudzivirira pamhenderekedzo. Mauto anoshanda akaderera kubva pa152,000 muna 1988 kusvika pa31,300 muna 2017, akawedzerwa ne3,000 reservists uye 16,000 paramilitary. Inventory inonyanya kugadzirwa nemidziyo yeSoviet yakaita seMikoyan MiG-29 uye Sukhoi Su-25 jets, S-300PT air defense systems uye SS-21 Scarab short-range ballistic missiles.