The leadership of defence and Armed Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria is carried out by the National assembly, the President and the Council of Ministers, and the Minister of Defence in conformity with the Constitution and national legislation. The President is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Bulgarian Armed Forces. The total active manpower of the Bulgarian armed forces is around 32,000 personnel, with a reserve force of 100,000 soldiers.
The land forces of Bulgarian army are composed by around 21,100 soldiers, with the structure:
- 1 light infantry brigade, 1 mountain brigade, 1 armoured brigade, 1 MLRS brigade, 1 signal brigade, 1 Special Operations brigade, 1 artillery brigade, 1 logistic brigade, 1 engineer brigade, 2 engineers regiments, 2 NBC regiments, 2 recce regiments.