On March 26, 2025, at the Bulgarian Defence Institute "Prof. Tsvetan Lazarov", a working meeting was held on the topic: Space for Security and Defence between representatives of Bulgarian science and state administration and the European Space Agency - Major General Pascal Legai - Senior Security Adviser to ESA DG Director General’s Services and Dr. Christopher Topping - Head of the ESA Civil Security from Space (CSS) programme. The event was jointly organized by the Bulgarian Defence Institute, the Armaments Policy Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Center for National Security and Defence Research (CNSDR) at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

Certificates for the successful completion of technical inspection training were awarded to a delegation from the Ministry of Defence of Iraq on 29.01.24 by Colonel Associate Professor D.Sc. Borislav Genov, the Director of Defense Institute "Professor Tsvetan Lazarov." The comprehensive training, supported by OPTIX JSC, provided the participants with the expertise to conduct technical inspections and acceptance of crucial military equipment.

On November 28 and 29, 2023, the Bulgarian Defence Institute "Professor Tsvetan Lazarov" is organizing the traditional international scientific conference "Advanced Research and Technologies for Defence - ARTDef 2023", which will be held at the Central Military Club in Sofia.

On November 16, 2023, the Defense Research and Innovation Forum (DRIF) will be held at the Central Military Club in Sofia. The event is expected to be attended by representatives of NATO DIANA, EDA, industry and investors to discuss the defense innovation ecosystem and how to develop it in the coming years.

In the period from 16.10.2023 to 20.10.2023, the 52nd official workshop of the System Concepts and Integration Panel of the NATO Science and Technology Organization was held. The organizer of the event was the Defense Institute "Professor Tsvetan Lazarov", and the host of the meeting was the Military Academy "G. S. Rakovski".