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The emphasis is on friendship
13:37 October 16, 2023
On 14 October, the Pancho Aréna at Felcsút hosted a friendly five-a-side football match in a joyful atmosphere. The teams consisting of Hungarian and Serbian senior military leaders traditionally meet twice a year – this April, the senior officers and generals already matched their football skills in Serbia.
Hungarian Air Force evacuates another 105 people from Israel
10:41 October 16, 2023
Carrying 105 people evacuated from Tel Aviv aboard, the Airbus A319 transport aircraft of the Hungarian Defence Forces landed at Liszt Ferenc International Airport, Budapest some minutes after 20:00 on Friday, 13 October.
The government of Hungary sends a military mission to Chad
10:38 October 16, 2023
In the interest of halting migration and providing humanitarian assistance, Hungary is going to send a military mission to Chad, announced Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at a press conference held on Friday, 13 October in Budapest.
International visitors’ group in Kecskemét and Tata
12:40 October 13, 2023
On 10-11 October, in accordance with the provisions of the Vienna Document 2011 on Confidence and Security Building Measures – in the framework of the demonstration of new types of major weapon and equipment systems and visits to airbases and military facilities arranged in the area of Hungary – a 54-man international delegation arrived at the HDF 101st Aviation Wing and the HDF 1st Armored Brigade.
Hungary does its share in NATO’s collective tasks
12:35 October 13, 2023
Hungary does its share in the collective tasks in accordance with its commitments, told the Ministry of Defence to Hungarian news agency MTI after the Meetings of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels.
Along the same values
09:42 October 13, 2023
For the first time in the history of the two nations, Georgia and Hungary held a joint cabinet meeting in the country lying on the border of Eastern Europe and Western Asia between 11-12 October. Headed by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the Hungarian delegation included Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky as well.
“Preserving their memory is our collective duty and heritage”
09:37 October 13, 2023
On 11 October, altogether 85 German soldiers killed in action in the Second World War were placed to eternal rest in the German–Hungarian Military Cemetery and Peace Park of Budaörs. The ongoing cooperation between the Hungarian Ministry of Defence and the German War Graves Commission (Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge) – which has facilitated the reburial – already has a 30-year history.
Military Policemen on a hot trail – CSI Hungary
13:21 October 12, 2023
In late September, led by Captain Michaela Lang, a four-man training team of the Ulm-based Feldjägerregiment (“Field Hunter” Regiment) of the Bundeswehr held a military Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) course for nominated personnel of the HDF Military Police Regiment at the Püspöszilágy training base.
Anti-doping fight has an outstanding role in Hungary
13:17 October 12, 2023
The anti-doping monitoring group of the Council of Europe recently paid a visit to the Ministry of Defence State Secretariat for Sport, where its members were introduced to Hungary’s anti-doping activities in the framework of professional days. Speaking about the visit, Secretary of State for Sports Dr. Ádám Schmidt pointed out that our country plays an outstanding role in the anti-doping fight on an international scale as well.
Cross Landing 2023
13:45 October 10, 2023
The airmen of the HDF 86th Helicopter Wing recently participated in a Hungarian–Romanian air search and rescue exercise.