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Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi is the defence minister designate

09:09 April 22, 2026
Tisza Party President and Prime Minister Designate Péter Magyar announced seven ministers of the incoming Tisza government at a press conference held after the first session of the parliamentary group of the party. The future head of government told the press that Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi would be the minister of defence.
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Professional Training in Kosovo

08:16 April 22, 2026
Hungarian soldiers have been providing "fire phobia" training — designed to overcome the fear of fire — for newcomers arriving in the operational area for many years. This time, the second infantry company of the 34th rotation of the HDF KFOR Contingent held a session for soldiers from North Macedonia of Regional Command-West, where Hungarian specialists demonstrated the necessary techniques step-by-step.
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Speaking the common language of warfare

11:03 April 22, 2026
The NATO Allied Joint Doctrine Development Course has been organized by Hungary already on the tenth occasion in Budapest. The HDF Transformation Command is hosting a five-day course that started on 20 April. Co-organized with the NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) and the NATO Standardization Office (NSO), the course provides training for doctrine custodians and developers.
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Hungarian Cadet Successes

13:45 April 17, 2026
“This is an event where secondary school students can demonstrate how well prepared they are,” said Major General Dr. László Drót about the competitors of the 10th National Military Tournament Competition (NMTC) and the 6th International Cadet Cup (ICC). The Commander of the Hungarian Defence Forces Territorial Defence and Military Augmentation Command presented the awards to the podium finishers on 15 April in Balatonakarattya.
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Special Operations Forces in international cooperation

14:25 April 17, 2026
In the morning of Friday, 17 April, nominated personnel of the Special Operations Forces (SOF) left for Morocco aboard a KC-390 transport aircraft of the Hungarian Defence Forces to participate in Exercise African Lion.
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Chief of HDF Defence Staff travels to France

12:21 April 17, 2026
On Thursday, 16 April, General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff travelled to Lille aboard the Falcon aircraft of the Hungarian Defence Forces at the invitation of General Fabien Mandon, his French counterpart, in order to attend the Distinguished Visitors’ Day of the international Exercise Orion 2026.
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Joint force, joint success

12:39 April 16, 2026
Preparations for the multinational Exercise Platinum Wolf 26 have been going on for weeks at all three battalions of the HDF 4th Territorial Defence Regiment. The objectives of the training are to brush up the soldiers’ common military core skills and increase their capabilities.
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Military attachés’ visit to Szolnok

12:45 April 16, 2026
Defence attachés accredited to Hungary recently paid a visit to Szolnok to learn about the activities and vehicle pools of the HDF 86th Helicopter Wing and the HDF Special Operations Command.
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Clear Sky, Sure Target

14:51 April 16, 2026
The military parachute national team started preparation at the HDF 86th Helicopter Wing in Szolnok. Besides numerous world cup rounds, in 2026, the team will also participate in the 48th CISM Military Parachuting Championships to be held in Slovakia.

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Ministry of defence

Szalay-Bobrovniczky Kristóf

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

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