Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky
21:15 May 24, 2022
Transatlantic Ferry Flight Home
18:00 December 21, 2025
Prior to its return home in November, Hungary’s second—and final—KC-390 medium military transport aircraft underwent a comprehensive inspection and acceptance evaluation. The two-week test and verification programme was conducted by a designated team of experts from the Hungarian Defence Forces at Gavião Peixoto, within the Embraer aircraft manufacturing complex in Brazil. Our short film provides a detailed insight at how the aircraft handover and acceptance process was carried out.
Thinking together, planning together
14:16 December 19, 2025
Colonel General Gábor Böröndi, Chief of Defence Staff of the Hungarian Defence Forces, met with his North Macedonian counterpart, Major General Sashko Lafchiski, in Budapest. This consultation is part of the military cooperation that has been consistently and intensively developed in recent years, which serves to strengthen NATO interoperability, to develop joint training, and to ensure stability in the Balkans region.
The Hungarian Defence Forces Have Undergone Significant Renewal over the Past Decade
10:55 December 17, 2025
The Hungarian Defence Forces have undergone significant renewal over the past decade. Modern equipment is now available, new capabilities have been developed and the HDF’s international cooperation system has strengthened, emphasized Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky in Kecskemét on 15 December.
Polish and Hungarian Comrades Stretch Their Arms Out as One
14:14 December 16, 2025
Hungary hosted the national blood donation campaign “Polish-Hungarian, One Blood” for the third time, organized in memory of Poland’s assistance during the 1956 revolution and war of independence, which the Hungarian Armed Forces also joined. At the Székesfehérvár stage of the program, Croatian, Lithuanian and American comrades also volunteered alongside Hungarian and Polish soldiers.
Hungarian Combat Vehicle Fleet Becomes Complete
15:05 December 15, 2025
With the arrival of the 44th Leopard main battle tank, the Hungarian combat vehicle fleet has become complete, said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at the barracks of the HDF 1st Armoured Brigade in Tata on 12 December.
Three Hundred New Job Opportunities
13:41 December 15, 2025
Three hundred new job opportunities, requiring a high level of education, are being created by the German Rheinmetall investment in Szeged. This also contributes to Hungary becoming one of the most important centres for future technologies in Europe, declared Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó in Szeged on 12 December. The Ministry of Defence was represented at the event by MoD State Secretary for Force Development and Defence Policy Dr. Zsolt Kutnyánszky.
Lynxes over Hill and Dale
12:23 December 15, 2025
Making use of the opportunities offered by the terrain and the weather, the 1st Grenade Battalion of the HDF 30th Mechanized Infantry Brigade had a day and night driving training in hilly conditions in the Bakony.
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.
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.
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.