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Captain Tamás Bánszki won the individual combined competition at the most prestigious event at the 2026 Skydive World Cup Series in Belluno, Italy. The Hungarian national paratrooper team, competing under the name CISM Hungary, finished in an impressive 7th place in an extremely strong field. This is an encouraging result a week ahead of the 48th CISM World Military Parachuting Championship, to be held in Losonc, Slovakia.Read more

A parachuting exercise of the 57th Rescue Squadron of the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) begins at the HDF’s 47th Airbase, in cooperation with the USAFE’s 37th Airlift Squadron.Read more

Successful international military cooperation is based on a common professional language, mutual trust and a well-structured training system. Hungarian–North Macedonian cooperation in the field of diving reached another milestone during the Deep Water 2026 joint training exercise, which took place at Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia.Read more

“Cohesion is the most effective weapon” – emphasized Major General Tibor Králik, the outgoing commander of Headquarters Multinational Division Centre (HQ MND-C) at the commanders’ handover-takeover ceremony held on July 31. Major General László Antal has become the first Hungarian General Officer to assume command of the Székesfehérvár-based NATO headquarters since its establishment.Read more

Commander of Allied Joint Force Command Naples visited Camp Novo Selo to assess the security situation in Kosovo and discuss the camp’s infrastructure and development.Read more

In today’s security environment, allied cooperation must deliver tangible results. That is why we discussed the development of European defence capabilities, and opportunities for Hungarian-American defence industry cooperation. Hungary’s interest lies not only in acquiring state-of-the-art military equipment but also in ensuring that as much of its production and industrial capacity as possible is brought to our country. This strengthens our national defence, our economy and our strategic autonomy – Minister of Defence Dr Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi stated on his social media page on 27 July.Read more

Lieutenant General Kai Rohrschneider, Commander of NATO’s Allied Joint Support and Enabling Command (JSEC), and representatives of his staff paid an official visit to Hungary on 28 July. The event was a key stop in a series of country visits within the NATO command’s area of responsibility.Read more

The Hungarian contingent stationed at Camp Grayling, together with the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Ohio National Guard, successfully completed the US validation exercise ‘Combat Readiness Exercise 2026’.Read more

With the assistance of Hungarian bomb disposal experts, the EUFOR Liaison and Observation Team (LOT) in Mostar organised a mine awareness presentation for participants at a multinational scout camp.Read more