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Joint Task, Joint Performance in Building NATO Defence Capabilities
14:28 September 12, 2025
At Exercise Safety Fuel 2025, this year held in Lithuania, soldiers from the HDF Material Supply Storebase installed and operated a so-called Bulk Fuel Installation (BFI) together with a German logistics regiment.
Hungarian soldiers for security – Lieutenant General Kajári in Somalia
13:03 September 12, 2025
Hungary is committed to strengthening Africa’s security and stability, and therefore it supports the integrated peace efforts of the European Union – declared Lieutenant General Kajári, Deputy Chief of HDF Defence Staff in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.
Hungarian Virtue at the NATO SHAPE Festival
15:04 September 11, 2025
The Hungarian community prepared traditional, cultural displays and gastronomic specialities for the NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe’s (SHAPE) festival. This year, representatives from more than 30 NATO member states and partner countries had the opportunity to gain an insight into each other’s cultures at the annual event.
First Multinational Division Commanders’ Conference Strengthens NATO Cooperation
14:32 September 11, 2025
Headquarters Multinational Division Centre in Székesfehérvár hosted the 1st Multinational Division Commanders’ Conference on 10 September, bringing together the Commanders, Deputy Commanders and Senior Command Enlisted Leaders of NATO’s five Multinational Divisions (MNDs).
ADHU 25: Riverine warship training starts in Budapest with the participation of American and Hungarian troops
13:20 September 11, 2025
On Tuesday, 9 September, with the participation of Hungarian and American Special Operations Forces (SOF) operators, a steering and maneuvering training program simulating operational circumstances has started in the vicinity of the Budapest HDF military port and Szentendre Island on River Danube, within the framework of the planned, joint-force, whole-of-government defence Exercise Adaptive Hussars 2025 organized within the framework of NATO.
ADHU 25: The most complex military operation is in progress in Hungary
12:29 September 11, 2025
Of all NATO member states, the largest-scale and most complex military operation, Exercise Adaptive Hussars 2025 is currently taking place in Hungary – said General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff at Fajsz, Bács-Kiskun County on 9 September.
Bravery, Commitment and Discipline
16:33 September 8, 2025
Impressive military career, French Chief of Defence General Thierry Burkhard retires after 40 years of service. At the farewell ceremony held in his honour, President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron, in person, gave thanks to the general, who has always been guided by a sense of duty, loyalty and striving for excellence during his service in the French Armed Forces.
From Bangladesh to Budapest
13:53 September 8, 2025
On 3 September, a study group of the General Staff Course of the National Defence College, Dhaka attended informative lectures at the Ministry of Defence in Budapest. The students enrolled on the general staff course have arrived in the capital of Hungary from Berlin, the previous leg of their study tour. The 30+-member delegation was welcomed by Brigadier General Zoltán Berec, Chief of the HDF Defence Staff Force Planning Directorate.
Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky: Exercise ADHU 25 demonstrates the capability that the Hungarian Defence Forces have achieved
12:31 September 8, 2025
Exercise Adaptive Hussars 2025 demonstrates the capability that the Hungarian Defence Forces have achieved – stated Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on Friday in Hajmáskér, Veszprém County, where the Hungarian Defence Forces have demonstrated a combat rail unloading to the press.
Adaptive Hussars 2025 and defence plans in focus
12:52 September 3, 2025
General Ingo Gerhartz, Commander, NATO Allied Joint Force Command – Brunssum received information about the national defence Exercise Adaptive Hussars 2025 and asked General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff to share the lessons learned. At the meeting of military leaders held in Budapest, the delegations also reviewed the Hungarian contribution to NATO’s defence plans as well as the national defence and capability development plans.