Major General Zoltán Schmidt
11:22 January 2, 2023Personal details
Date of birth: 30th June 1969
Place of birth: Paks, Hungary
Marital status: married, a father of one child
Education
2015 Defence Management Course (National University of Public Service, Budapest)
2011 General Staff Course (Miklós Zrínyi National Defence University)
2008 NATO Logistics Operational Planning Course (Oberammergau)
2006 NATO Defence Forces Course (Oberammergau)
2006 NATO Staff Officer Course (Oberammergau)
2004 NATO Logistics Course (Aachen)
2002 TÜV Rheinland Academy (Budapest), Quality Management System Referent
2002 Miklós Zrínyi National Defence University, military technology manager
1990 Máté Zalka Military Technical College, combat vehicle maintainer, combat vehicle technology specialization
Military career
2023 Deputy Chief of Defence for Management
2022 Head of office (deputy commander for management), Hungarian Defence Forces Command
2019–2022 Inspector General (logistics), Hungarian Defence Forces Command
2018 Acting Chief of Staff, HDF Joint Force Command
2017–2018 Deputy Chief of Staff Support, HDF Joint Force Command
2014–2017 Chief of Logistic Forces (deputy commander), HDF Joint Force Command
2013–2014 Acting Chief of Logistic Forces (deputy commander), HDF Joint Force Command
2010–2013 Chief of Logistics Operations Directorate, HDF Joint Force Command
2007–2010 Senior officer (deputy chief), Logistic Directorate, HDF Joint Force Command
2006 Senior officer, Force planning division, MoD Force Planning Department
2005–2006 Senior officer, Force planning division, Military Planning Directorate, General Staff
2003–2005 Senior officer for coordination, Logistic Planning Directorate, HDF Joint Logistic and Support Command
2001–2003 Senior officer for planning, Logistic Directorate, General Staff
1999–2001 Service chief for armored and motor vehicle technology, Logistic Directorate
1997–1999 Logistics chief (deputy commander for logistics), 1st Tank Battalion
1997 Company commander, logistic company, 1st Tank Battalion
1993–1997 Company commander, repair company, Logistic Battalion
1990–1993 Deputy company commander for armaments technology, 1st Tank Company, 1st Tank Battalion
1987 Student (Miklós Zrínyi National Defence University)
Decorations
Officer Service Medal, 3rd Class
Service Medal of Merit, Silver Grade
Service Medal of Merit, Gold Grade
Officer Service Medal, 2nd Class
Service Medal for Flood Protection
Service Medal of Merit Decorated with Laurel Wreath
Service Medal for Migration Crisis Management
Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, Military Section
Language skills
English STANAG 3.3.3.3
Memberships
Hungarian Military Logistics Association, member
Hungarian Logistics Association, member of presidential board
Close Cooperation Among the V4 Territorial Defence Commanders
15:02 November 24, 2025
Hungary holds the presidency in the Visegrád Group and hosts various events at different levels from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026. Among the common goals is synchronizing the long-term cooperation of member states, which also involves the field of defence policy. The HDF Territorial Defence and Military Augmentation Command (HDF TDMAC) – similarly to its legal predecessor organizations – is committed to creating and maintaining good relations with the territorial defence and reserve forces of neighbouring countries and states of the region.
EUFOR: State Secretary’s visit with a joint run
13:20 November 24, 2025
EUFOR Commander Major General Florin Marian Barbu recently received a Hungarian delegation headed by MoD State Secretary for Force Development and Defence Policy Dr. Zsolt Kutnyánszky visiting EUFOR Operation Althea, the European Union’s peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Second KC-390 Millennium transport aircraft of the Hungarian Defence Forces arrives in Hungary
13:01 November 24, 2025
On Friday, 21 November, the second Hungarian KC-390 Millennium military transport aircraft landed at the Kecskemét base of the HDF 101st Aviation Wing. At the reception of the airlifter, Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky emphasized that the last few years have been the years of the air force as well.
KC-390: from Brazil to Kecskemét
12:56 November 24, 2025
Our readers can get to know the latest giant aircraft of the Hungarian Air Force in just about a minute.
Artificial Intelligence and quantum protection for the security of the future
12:46 November 21, 2025
On 13–14 November, the Óbuda University Bánki Donát Faculty of Mechanical and Safety Engineering hosted the 7th International Conference on Central European Critical Infrastructure Protection (ICCECIP).
Escape over hedge, ditch and water
12:12 November 21, 2025
“The most important aim is self-knowledge” – said Captain Attila Kordás, Head of the Special Survival Training Branch at the HDF NCO Academy in connection with the significance of the first international “Charlie”-level Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape (SERE) training course. The three-week preparation finished with a water extraction from the 8-degree-Celsius River Danube.
American-Hungarian Relations Have Never Been This Strong
12:08 November 21, 2025
“Under six months, bilateral relations have gained new momentum and the unsuccessful, failure-stricken period can be followed by a new American-Hungarian gilded age”, wrote Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on his social media page after meeting with Robert J. Palladino, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the United States to Hungary.
Three New Skyfoxes Arrive, Now Eight Hungarian Foxes in the Sky
15:51 November 20, 2025
Three new L-39 Skyfox tactical training aircraft arrived in Kecskemét from the Czech Republic, as part of the national defence and armed forces development program. Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky wrote on his social media page that the HDF have become stronger. “Now eight modern Skyfox aircraft support the training of Hungarian pilots and the Air Force’s capability development. The aircraft include a world-class simulation system and a complete ground-based training package”, wrote the defence minister, among others.
Coordinated, precise, international
12:47 November 20, 2025
On the Distinguished Visitors’ Day of the joint reserve Exercise Moonstar 2025, Hungarian and Polish reservists conducted a live fire exercise, carried out medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) and used the Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle to demonstrate their ability to perform complex tasks in an international environment under modern battlefield conditions.
Trust Forged in Fire
11:45 November 19, 2025
With Hungary holding the presidency, the Hungarian Defence Forces recently received in Hungary the military delegations of the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland, within the framework of the V4 Cooperation. According to General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff, it is essential that the four countries build real and shared military capabilities. A good example of this is Exercise Breakthrough 2025, the joint training event of the V4 countries, which develops the artillerymen’s and tank crew members’ skills.