Businessmen also participated in a forum dedicated to the problems of the cyber defense and security industry, organized by the Central European and US Business Association. It was attended by several ministers from the Bulgarian cabinet.
It became clear that US companies such as Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Oshkosh Defense, Textron, and IBM are interested in the joint production of weapons and warfare equipment in Bulgarian plants and in tenders for arms supplies and fighting technique for the Bulgarian Army. The Home Office will seek US business assistance in the area of communications control and tracking in the implementation of the 5G network.