Under the signed contract, Bulgaria is to receive a total of 198 armored and support vehicles. The core fleet consists of 183 Stryker Family of Vehicles complemented by heavy support and recovery assets, which explains why Bulgarian officials consistently refer to a 198-vehicle package. The most substantial portion includes 90 XM1296 Infantry Carrier Vehicles Dragoon, supported by M1126 infantry carriers, M1132 engineer squad vehicles, M1130 command vehicles, M1133 medical evacuation vehicles, and M1135 nuclear, biological, and chemical reconnaissance vehicles.
Additional assets such as HEMTT transporters, recovery systems, load-handling vehicles, and wreckers address a critical but often overlooked requirement: the ability to recover, transport, and sustain armored vehicles under field conditions, without which new mechanized units rapidly lose readiness.


