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The Hungarian Defence Forces’ Baltic Air Policing Mission is Completed
11:34 December 2, 2025
The Hungarian Defence Forces’ four-month Baltic Air Policing Mission has ended. After 2015, 2019 and 2022, Hungary participated in the mission already on the fourth occasion – announced Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky.
Hungarian Defence Forces’ Baltic Air Policing Mission Comes to an End
11:30 December 1, 2025
Starting from 1 August this year, the Hungarian Defence Forces performed the tasks of the Baltic Air Policing Mission. Since the 2004 NATO accession of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, in the spirit of collective defence, in four-month rotations (“blocks”), the NATO allies guarantee the security of the airspace of the three Baltic countries. Stationed on Siauliai Air Base, Lithuania as Block 69 of the BAP Mission, the Hungarian Defence Forces Baltic Air Policing (BAP) Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Detachment was participating in the mission already on the fourth occasion after 2015, 2019 and 2022. The Hungarian Gripen fighter jets were scrambled on 22 occasions, and the Hungarian pilots logged more than 400 flight hours in four months.
Breakthrough 2025: light and force
10:42 December 1, 2025
During the multinational tactical Exercise Breakthrough 2025, the soldiers of the HDF 1st Armoured Brigade executed their tactical tasks in the Bakony Hills, in close and successful cooperation with international subunits.
Commitment to Regional Defence
10:14 December 1, 2025
The 13th Chiefs of Defence (CHOD) Meeting of the Defence Cooperation Initiative (DECI) took place recently in Budapest, Hungary. The chiefs of defence attending the conference discussed all matters relevant to the security situation of our region, paying special attention to the possibilities of taking joint action in tackling the challenges.
Chief of Defence of the Armed Forces of Montenegro Visits Hungary
11:49 November 27, 2025
Before this year’s Defence Cooperation Initiative (DECI) conference in Budapest, General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff, received Brigadier General Miodrag Vuksanovič, Chief of Defence of the Armed Forces of Montenegro, on an official visit. The visit aimed at further deepening defence cooperation between the two countries.
Breakthrough 2025: international cooperation
10:04 November 27, 2025
The soldiers of the HDF 1st Armoured Brigade recently demonstrated their skills during a multinational live fire tactical training (LFTT) event, in cooperation with the artillery, armour, infantry and mortar subunits of the armed forces of the V4 countries.
Inspection at NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum
12:35 November 26, 2025
Major General László Sticz PhD, National Military Representative at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) recently paid a professional visit to Headquarters NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum (JFC Brunssum).
Learning First-Hand About Cooperation
12:30 November 26, 2025
Major General Dr. István Kun-Szabó, Director of the Defence Directorate of the Office of the President of the Republic of Hungary, recently visited the Hungarian Defence Forces Baltic Air Policing Quick Reaction Alert (BAP QRA) Detachment stationed in Lithuania. He was accompanied by János Béres, Hungary’s ambassador accredited to Lithuania, and Colonel Kálmán Hüse, defence, military and air attaché.
Moonstar 2025: Enormous firepower
10:57 November 26, 2025
The successfully completed joint Exercise Moonstar 2025 involved about 150 Hungarian, Polish and Slovak reservists, who demonstrated their preparedness and cooperative skills. The training event was conducted in multinational subunits, with the use of drones, Carl Gustaf recoilless rifles and a H225M helicopter.
Hungarian Success at the CISM World Military Parachuting Championships
13:42 November 25, 2025
At the 47th CISM World Military Parachuting Championships (WMPC), held in Doha between 13 and 23 November, 180 competitors from 28 countries compared their skills in accuracy landing, style and formation skydiving events. The Hungarian team represented our country in accuracy landing with six athletes from the HDF 86th Helicopter Wing personnel.