HUNGARIAN DEFENCE FORCES ONLINE

NATO is the largest, most successful and really working defensive military alliance in the world, but there is no NATO without the national armed forces – stated Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky in Nyíregyháza on Thursday, 18 April.Read more

“The capabilities of the KC-390 usher in a new era in the history of the Hungarian air force” – this is how MoD State Secretary for Defence Policy, Force Development and Defence Industry Dr. Zsolt Kutnyánszky received the first military transport aircraft of Embraer. He introduced the new equipment – which, for the time being, has arrived in Hungary only for testing, and will soon be commissioned in the Hungarian Defence Forces together with another aircraft of the same type – in Kecskemét on 12 April.Read more

On 15 and 16 April, Major General Enrico Barduani, Italian Defence Policy Director, visited Hungary at the invitation of László Hajnik, MoD Deputy State Secretary for Defence Policy.Read more

On 8 April, with the participation of students from 18 different nations, the 44th International Military Observer Course commenced at the Hungarian Defence Forces Peace Support Training Centre (HDF PSTC).Read more

The personnel of the Hungarian EUFOR maneuver company are conducting a Full Operational Capability (FOC) validation exercise in Bosnia and Herzegovina.Read more

Established in 1949, NATO aims to safeguard its member states’ freedom and security through collective defence. With 32 member countries across North America and Europe, today the Alliance remains vital for our transatlantic security. Over the past 75 years, NATO has adapted to various security challenges, including the Cold War and counterterrorism. Its mission includes deterrence, crisis management, and cooperative security. The Alliance’s commitment to collective defence highlights the importance of unity among its members as well as the striving for peace, stability, and democratic values in the Euro-Atlantic region and on a global scale.Read more