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Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky: Hungarian–Turkish cooperation has never been this strong

11:20 December 9, 2025
“Ongoing since 2023, today the strategic partnership between Hungary and Türkiye means not only diplomatic cooperation but also a tangible resource serving national interests” – stated Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky after a session of the Türkiye–Hungary High Level Strategic Cooperation Council in Istanbul. The meeting was at once an occasion for holding bilateral discussions with Minister of National Defence Yaşar Güler and Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır.
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Head of State Tamás Sulyok Visits Kosovo

14:33 December 9, 2025
Head of State Tamás Sulyok, MoD Parliamentary State Secretary and Deputy Defence Minister Tamás Vargha and Chief of Defence General Dr. Gábor Böröndi visited the Hungarian soldiers serving in Kosovo on Monday, 8 December.
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Bridge through language – the future of military language teaching in German and French focus

12:29 December 8, 2025
Organized by the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign Language and Terminology Centre of the Faculty of Military Sciences and Officer Training, the highly successful Professional International Conference on Challenges and Trends in Shaping Future (Military) Language Acquisition with the subheading “Building Bridges Through Language: The Future Awaits!” was recently held at the National University of Public Service. This time, we are reporting about the work of the German and French sections from another point of view.
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Intensifying Hungarian–Czech–German logistic cooperation

11:04 December 8, 2025
At their meeting held in the Czech Republic in early December, logistic leaders of Hungary, the Czech Republic and Germany discussed the main directions of exercises and meetings to be organized in the next few years. The tri-national project called “Multinational Structured Partnership in Logistics (MN SPiL) provides continuous international presence and possibilities of cooperation in the interest of the coordinated execution of logistic tasks.
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Special Operations Capabilities in the Service of the Future

15:56 December 8, 2025
Within the framework of the Special Operations Conference 2030 series of professional events, the HDF Special Operations Command examined special operations capabilities of the future together with its international partners at the Görgey Artúr Barracks, Szentendre. In the first two days of the four-day forum, experts from Türkiye, Azerbaijan and North Macedonia also participated, thus strengthening cooperation in this field in the region.
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Strengthening Cooperation Between Hungary and the United Arab Emirates

14:39 December 2, 2025
The partnership between Hungary and the United Arab Emirates is strengthening, and the two countries are bonded by such values as appreciation for family and tradition, respect for cultural heritage and defence of national sovereignty, emphasized Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at the ceremony held to celebrate the 54th anniversary of the establishment of the United Arab Emirates in the Museum of Fine Arts on Monday.
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The Hungarian Defence Forces’ Baltic Air Policing Mission is Completed

11:34 December 2, 2025
The Hungarian Defence Forces’ four-month Baltic Air Policing Mission has ended. After 2015, 2019 and 2022, Hungary participated in the mission already on the fourth occasion – announced Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky.
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Breakthrough 2025: light and force

10:42 December 1, 2025
During the multinational tactical Exercise Breakthrough 2025, the soldiers of the HDF 1st Armoured Brigade executed their tactical tasks in the Bakony Hills, in close and successful cooperation with international subunits.
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NATO’s 28th Senior Resources Committee Conference hosted by HQ MND-C

17:11 December 2, 2025
HQ MND-C hosted the 28th Senior Resources Committee (SRC) Conference for Graduated Readiness Forces - Land (GRF (L)) HQs in Budapest, Hungary. The event took place at the historic Stefánia Palace – Honvéd Cultural Centre, one of Hungary’s emblematic military heritage venues.

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State and Military leaders

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Ministry of defence

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Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky

Minister of Defence
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Tamás Vargha

Parliamentary State Secretary, Deputy Minister
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Dr. Árpád Vidoven

Permanent State Secretary
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Zsolt Barthel-Rúzsa

State Secretary for the Control of Military National Security
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Dr. Zsolt Kutnyánszky

State Secretary for Force Development and Defence Policy
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Dr. Ádám Schmidt

State Secretary for Sport
Magyar Honvédség

General Staff Hungarian Defence Forces

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General Dr. Gábor Böröndi

Chief of General Staff Hungarian Defence Forces
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Lieutenant General Ferenc Kajári

Deputy Chief of General Staff Hungarian Defence Forces
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Lieutenant General Zoltán Mihócza

Deputy Chief of General Staff for Territorial Defence
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Major General Zoltán Schmidt

Deputy Chief of General Staff for Economic Affairs
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Major General Zoltán Somogyi

Director of General Staff
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Chief Warrant Officer Tamás Zsiros

Command Sergeant Major, Hungarian Defence Forces