Conceived during the communist era as a 90 per cent export oriented sector, the Bulgarian arms industry became one of the most technologically advanced sectors in the local economy, and its products were highly prized in a number of third world countries.
Nastala u vreme komunizma kao 90 odsto izvozno orijentisani sektor, bugarska industrija za proizvodnju oružja postala je jedan od tehnološki najrazvijenijih sektora lokalne ekonomije i njeni proizvodi su na visokoj ceni u brojnim zemljama trećeg sveta.