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".

The Bulgarian Defense Institute "Prof. Tsvetan Lazarov" is a co-organizer of the international anniversary conference, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the founding of the AFCEA section "Sofia" on the topic "Technological challenges and the role of the Bulgarian Army in the collective defence and security."

The conference will be held at the Central Military Club on October 10 and October 11, 2023.

On August 16, 2023, at the Central Military Club in Sofia, the Institute of Defense organized a workshop on the topic "European Defense Fund" (EDF). The meeting was opened by Colonel Borislav Genov - Director of the Defense Institute, who welcomed the participants in the meeting and was continued by Colonel Nikolay Stoyanov - Deputy Director of the Defense Institute.