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End of EU Presidency – Sharing and Assessing Military Lessons Learned in Brussels
13:44 December 12, 2024
“Europe has to undertake a greater responsibility in ensuring its security. Hungary believes that a strong and resilient Europe can be built only with strong and independent but united member states, together, by way of dialogue”, stated Chief of Defence General Dr. Gábor Böröndi at the even held with the participation of military diplomats to mark the end of the Hungarian EU Presidency in Brussels on Tuesday, 10 December.
High-tech military assets continuously arrive in Tata
10:17 December 12, 2024
On Wednesday, the first Wisent 2 arrived in the barracks of the Tata-based HDF 1st Armoured Brigade. Another unit of the Armoured Recovery Vehicle (ARV) is expected to be delivered next week – announced Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky.
Hungarian Deployable CIS Module-E (DCM-E) welcomes ambitious NCOs
12:54 December 11, 2024
The Hungarian Deployable CIS Module (DCM-E) ensures that NATO forces can communicate across operational areas. The organization is characterized by duality: administratively, it belongs to the HDF 51st Signal and Headquarter Support Brigade in Székesfehérvár. At the operational level, it is part of the 3rd NATO Signal Battalion, which is integrated into the NATO command structure as part of the NATO CIS Group (NCISG) and located in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz.
EUFOR Command Year: Hungarian leadership, Highlighted Capabilities
18:07 December 9, 2024
“Soldiers also serve the security of their homeland when they are away”, underlined Hungarian Chief of Defence General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, related to his visit to the EUFOR mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
“Representatives, creators and defenders of Hungary’s prestige”
18:03 December 9, 2024
“The Russo-Ukrainian War has had an impact on the whole of Europe, including Hungary. Our goal is to make sure that there is not any other hot spot arising in our environment, so the stability and security of the Western Balkans are in our paramount military and national security interests. For this reason, Hungary deploys significant forces with KFOR and EUFOR alike” – emphasized General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff on 3 December, during his visit to Sarajevo on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the launch of EUFOR Operation Althea, the European Union’s peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Our Common Denominator is Peace
17:58 December 9, 2024
Cooperation is needed to tackle global and regional challenges, said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky following the bilateral meeting with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa. This is the first time that a Hungarian defence minister has gone on an official visit to Bahrain. (Article updated!)
The road leading to sustainable peace
17:53 December 4, 2024
“It is very uplifting to see a high-level political-military delegation arrive in Camp Butmir on this day, the 20th anniversary of the establishment of EUFOR” – emphasized Major General László Sticz PhD, Commander, EUFOR Operation Althea on 2 December. On the occasion of the anniversary, Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky and General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff together visited the peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The safety of Hungarian people starts beyond our borders
17:47 December 4, 2024
The peace of the Western Balkans is the peace of Europe as a whole – stated Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at a ceremony held to mark the 20th anniversary of the launch of EUFOR Operation Althea in Sarajevo on 3 December. The Hungarian minister of defence held a discussion with Minister of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina Zukan Helez on the current issues of the region.
Hungarian soldiers serve peace
11:28 December 3, 2024
The security of the Western Balkans region is of key importance to the security of Hungary and our continent – wrote Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on his social media page on Monday, 2 December.
Recognition of Soldiers is Important Across Borders and Continents
15:09 December 2, 2024
Hungary and the Hungarian Defence Forces provide every support to the personnel deployed abroad so that they can carry on with their tasks successfully, emphasized General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of Defence after gathering information about the security situation in Cyprus and Lebanon in person, together with CSM Zoltán Kaszab, Command Sergeant Major of the HDF. He added that Hungary’s goal is to further contribute to the UN peacekeeping missions in Cyprus and Lebanon.