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Budapest Hosts Initial Planning Conference of NATO’s Next Crisis Management Exercise
14:24 November 14, 2025
Alliance cooperation is of outstanding importance in tackling security challenges of the Euro-Atlantic region. Top-level exercises play a significant role in improving crisis decision-making, declared MoD Parliamentary State Secretary and Deputy Defence Minister Tamás Vargha in his opening speech at the conference.
Gripens “intercept” Hungarian media aircraft
13:12 November 14, 2025
An Airbus A319 transport aircraft of the Hungarian Defence Forces was flying home from a visit to the NATO Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission, Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania with editors, photographers, cameramen and spotters on board, when it “got intercepted” by Gripen fighter jets in the airspace of the Baltic state. This was to the passengers’ great delight, as this way, representatives of Hungarian media were able to photograph and film, close-up, the moments of interception carried out during a Tango (practice) scramble. As of 1 August, together with the Spanish and Italian air forces, Hungary’s JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets have been performing air policing tasks for four months in the airspace of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia.
International cooperation in the field
12:23 November 14, 2025
The combined reserve Exercise Moonstar 2025 is currently being conducted with the participation of close to 150 Hungarian, Polish and Slovak reservists at Vay Ádám Training Base in Hajdúhadház. The objective is to achieve that members of the training audience can act in a coordinated way, while developing their tactical skills and ability of cooperation and familiarizing themselves with each other’s procedures.
NATO FLF BG HUN declared Combat Ready again
11:36 November 14, 2025
The Hungary-based, Hungarian-led multinational NATO Forward Land Forces Battle Group (NATO FLF BG HUN) has passed the NATO CREVAL (Combat Readiness Evaluation of Land Headquarters and Units) inspection. During the tactical Exercise Brave Warrior 2025-II, our soldiers showed their professional knowledge and skills in cooperation with Croatian and Italian forces.
German-Hungarian Military Cooperation is Being Strengthened
13:40 November 13, 2025
The professional delegation of the Bundeswehr Joint Support Command discussed the details of renewing the document that regulates the German-Hungarian joint support cooperation at the beginning of the week. The topics were mostly justified by the organizational changes.
HDF NCO Academy in International Focus
13:06 November 13, 2025
On 21 October, within the framework of a visit organized by the MoD Department for International Cooperation, the commander of the Hungarian Defence Forces Non-Commissioned Officer (HDF NCO) Academy received the members of the Budapest Military Attaché Corps (BMAC) in Szentendre. “To us, it is very important that we had a chance to introduce foreign defence attachés accredited in Hungary to the current training programs of the HDF NCO Academy, its achieved results and the current directions of development” – said Colonel Imre Frankó.
The Stability of the Middle East Also Serves the Security of Hungary
16:13 November 12, 2025
Hungary is committed to the peace and stability of the Middle East; it actively contributes to enhancing regional peace and security within the UN mission in Lebanon, declared Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky, who, during his official trip to Lebanon, visited the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the Hungarian soldiers serving there.
Exercise planning, courses, joint SOF training
12:28 November 12, 2025
During his two-day official visit to Georgia, General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff held discussions on cooperation in the field of education and multinational training programs, as well as on the lessons learned about NATO integration.
In the service of peace every day
11:45 November 12, 2025
Hungary is committed to supporting the stability of the Middle East, since the security of the region serves our security, too – wrote Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on his social media page.
A network of relations taking shape
15:30 November 11, 2025
The members of the Budapest Military Attaché Corps recently paid a visit to the HDF 2nd ISR Regiment and the Kratochvil Károly Honvéd Secondary School in Debrecen. They showed especially great interest in the army scouts’ new military equipment and the system of Hungarian defence education.