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Hungary Has a Peace Strategy

11:36 October 21, 2024

It is not the war that Hungary supports but peace; and as a committed NATO ally, we do everything to strengthen our country and through that, the Alliance, underlined the defence minister at the Meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels.

Goodbye, Mi-17! Welcome, H225M!

15:08 October 21, 2024

The new H225M helicopter of the EUFOR Operation Althea was handed over ceremonially in Camp Butmir, Sarajevo on 17 October. The new and modern rotorcraft is replacing the Mi-17 helicopter serving in the mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina since January.

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Restoration After Flood

15:19 October 21, 2024

The military machinery offered by Hungary to Bosnia and Herzegovina arrived at Camp Butmir, which hosts the EUFOR Operation Althea, on the evening of 17 October. In the following period, the Hungarian military engineers – meeting the demand of the Bosnian and Herzegovinian authorities and coordinated by the EUFOR – participated in the elimination of damages caused by the flood and landslides.

EU Military Committee session in Budapest

11:23 October 18, 2024

The European Union Military Committee held its session at Chiefs of Defence level in Budapest between 14–15 October. The event was followed by a visit to Exercise Brave Warrior 24-EU. During the session, defence chiefs from 26 EU member states discussed issues together with chiefs of defence from several Western Balkan partner countries. The EUMC session held at Castle Garden Bazaar has only been the second one held outside of Brussels.

Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky: agreement reached with Sweden on joint development of Gripen fighters

12:57 October 17, 2024

The agreement concluded with the Swedish defence minister on the joint development of Gripen fighter aircraft can be called historic – this was what Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky announced in his video published on his Facebook page on Wednesday.

We have set our sights on consolidating the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base

10:49 October 17, 2024

The changing security environment presents us with new challenges, so we deem military development and the fielding of new weapon systems to be indispensable. To meet these needs, Hungary firmly stands up for the strengthening of the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB) – said General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF General Staff at the multinational Exercise Brave Warrior 24-EU in the HDF Central Training Area and Shooting Range on Wednesday, 16 October.