AmCham Bulgaria’s Defense and Security Working Group was established in late 2024 to meet members’ expectations, to streamline the internal coordination and to strenghten AmCham’s position and dialogue in the area of defense. As per a decision of the Board of Directors in December 2025, it was been promoted to Defense and Security Committee.

It aims to support Bulgaria’s defense modernization processes, encourage strategic industry cooperation, and enhance dialogue between business, government, and international partners. This new initiative reflects AmCham’s commitment to fostering Bulgarian – U.S. collaboration in defense and security, while contributing to Bulgaria’s national goals, fulfilling NATO obligations and targets, and regional stability.

Core Objectives:

• Encouraging the acquisition of U.S. defense technologies through well-established frameworks such as Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Foreign Military Financing (FMF), Government-to-Government (G2G) cooperation (under exceptions to public procurement rules), and Direct Commercial Sales (DCS) – in full alignment with Bulgarian laws, Bulgaria’s Defense Strategy, and EU regulations.
• Developing actionable recommendations to enhance Bulgaria’s defense and security policies and environment.
• Facilitating the timely exchange of insights among members on strategic defense issues.
• Promoting industrial partnerships between U.S. and Bulgarian companies to enhance capacity and interoperability.
• Supporting increased, targeted investment in Bulgaria’s national defense and resilience.

Leadership

• Stoian Stoianov, Market Representative, Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace AS – Co-Chair,
• Krassimir Pingelov, Managing Director, Ph.D., Miltech Ltd. – Co-Chair.