India, Oct. 2 -- Exercise Thracian Blade 2026 (TB26) represents a significant milestone for the Bulgarian Air Force as it hosts this multinational training event at Krumovo Air Base. Although Bulgaria is not yet a member of the Multinational Helicopter Training Centre (MHTC), the country has worked in close partnership with the organisation to facilitate this exercise. The primary motivation for hosting was to evaluate the country's capacity for conducting complex rotary wing crew training and to gain the necessary experience to inform future decisions regarding full membership in the MHTC framework. Colonel Peyo Donchev, Chief of Staff in Operations of the Bulgarian Air Force and Exercise Director for TB26, notes that the process began aft...