Bulgaria will join NATO's anti-UAV and anti-missile initiative, the relevant document was signed by Bulgarian Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov. This initiative is supposed to strengthen the defense against threats flying at a height of up to 150 m (cruise missiles, UAVs and bombs). As part of the project, the countries will learn together to identify, recognize, monitor and neutralize threats of this type with the help of advanced platforms, sensors, effectors and other technological solutions. The cooperation will cover two areas - joint procurement and joint development of defense capabilities. UAVs are increasingly hitting ships near Bulgaria. On October 6, drones attacked two merchant ships off the coast of Bulgaria. Volodymyr Zelensky immediately stated that it was an attack by Russian drones, and the Ukrainian Defense Forces did not conduct any operations in this area at the time of the attack. Within a week, drones again hit two ships in the Black Sea - one of them sank, five people were injured. On October 28, a Liberian-flagged container ship was attacked.