Dr. Attila Tóth
10:47 July 24, 2026
Combating contamination
11:50 May 7, 2026
Exercise Purple Field has regularly been organized for nearly ten years in Serbia, where the specialist of the HDF 102nd CBRN Regiment have the opportunity to practice the phases of CBRN reconnaissance and decontamination in an actually contaminated environment. Prior to the large-scale exercise, the unit held a pre-exercise training session in Székesfehérvár on 6 May.
Mortar of the future
10:46 May 7, 2026
For the first time, the combat support company of the 39th Grenadier Battalion of the HDF 11th Motorised Infantry Brigade used the newly commissioned mortar system of the brigade on a live fire exercise. When coupled to the Arc Fire fire control system, the Hirtenberger 120 mm mortars provide big firepower as well as rapid and precise reaction capability.
Hungarian Contingent Leads CRC Exercise in Kosovo
10:54 May 6, 2026
Soldiers of the KFOR Tactical Reserve Battalion (KTRBN), spearheaded a large-scale international exercise in late April. The Hungarian contingent did not merely participate; they were the primary architects of the event, planning and directing the entire battalion-level training at Camp Vrelo.
Hungarian Gripens above Greece
13:02 May 5, 2026
The air force component of the Hungarian Defence Forces is participating with JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft at the multinational NATO Exercise Tiger Meet at Araxos Air Base, Greece. The close to two-week training event that started on 4 May has special significance in terms of strengthening Alliance cooperation.
The birth of a modern combat vehicle
12:56 May 5, 2026
The Lynx infantry fighting vehicles of the Hungarian Defence Forces are manufactured at Rheinmetall Hungary Zrt., Zalaegerszeg. There is precise human work behind the cutting-edge technology: welding, sanding, CNC, shot-blasting and assembly.
Preparing to leave for America
12:51 May 5, 2026
The Combat Readiness Exercise 26 will be organized in Michigan, the United States of America this July, and reservists from several territorial defence regiments of the Hungarian Defence Forces are going to travel there to participate in it. Their preparation is in full swing: after taking the mandatory inoculations, the soldiers developed and executed the operation orders (OPORDs).
The wings of the nation
12:03 May 5, 2026
The two newest Gripen fighter jets of Hungary have arrived from Sweden to further expand the fleet of the Hungarian Defence Forces, in which already 16 such aircraft are available. At the 29 April handover ceremony, it was stated that this type has unquestionably been the backbone of domestic airspace defence for several years.
“Jolly Vihar 2026” Reloaded
12:06 April 28, 2026
Experts of the U.S. Air Force’s 56th and 57th Rescue Squadrons and the HDF 47th Airbase worked out the HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter’s procedure for refuelling with a running engine (hot refuelling) during an almost one-year joint service.
Future top military leaders in NATO environment
12:03 April 28, 2026
The students of the military general staff training course at the Ludovika University of Public Service gained strategic-level experiences on their visit to the NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Belgium.
Observation from bird’s-eye view
11:20 April 28, 2026
Aerial reconnaissance is a key element of the closing program in the third week of the 47th International Military Observers Course organized by the HDF Military Training Centre. Altogether 27 students from 14 countries are participating in the course, with one common aim: to serve as military observers on international missions under the aegis of the UN in the interest of preserving peace.