Analysis of the Use of Outsourcing Services for Maintenance and Repair of the Equipment and Armament Available in the Structures of the Bulgarian Armed Forces

The longlasting process of transformation of the armed forces, as well as the reduction of staff resulted in the loss of certain capabilities. In times of transformation, the different structures of the Bulgarian Armed Forces, led by the desire to preserve their most important capabilities, namely the combat ones, are forced to lay off mainly parts of their maintenance and support units. In order to compensate for these lost capabilities, the armed forces resorted to the use of outsourcing services for the repair and maintenance of armament and military equipment.This article studies and analyses the use of outsourcing services for the maintenance and repair of equipment and armament available in the structures of the Bulgarian Armed Forces.