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We must defend our country with arms and the right national policy
12:29 May 8, 2023
We must defend our country with arms and the right national policy – said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on Friday, 5 May, the second day of a two-day forum called Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Hungary.
President of Hungary appoints Lieutenant General Gábor Böröndi Chief of HDF General Staff
10:45 May 4, 2023
President of Hungary Katalin Novák has appointed Lieutenant General Dr. Gábor Böröndi Chief of the Hungarian Defence Forces General Staff.
Multinational, soldierly May Day
11:53 May 3, 2023
On 3 May 2022, Headquarters Multinational Division Centre (HQ MND-C) was activated as part of the NATO Force Structure. Together with the NATO Force Integration Units of Hungary and Slovakia (NFIU HUN and NFIU SVK), the military organization stationed in Székesfehérvár celebrated the first anniversary of this significant occasion by participating in the May Day Sports event of the town.
V4 Military Chaplains meet in Slovakia
13:37 May 2, 2023
In the framework of a yearslong close military cooperation, the military chaplaincy services of the Visegrád Four (V4) countries attended a joint conference between 25–27 April.
Pope Francis: peoples need peace and a future full of cradles not tombs
13:22 May 2, 2023
At the end of the Holy Mass celebrated in Kossuth Square, Budapest on Sunday, 30 April, Pope Francis asked world leaders to build peace, praying for a future full of cradles not tombs. The ceremony held by the head of the Roman Catholic Church was also attended by, among others, President of Hungary Katalin Novák, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér and Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky.
State Secretary takes control of Military National Security Service
13:18 May 2, 2023
Taking efficient action against attempts to breach Hungary’s cyber and physical security has gained significant value in the current war situation, and the Military National Security Service (MNSS) has a key role in it. In the interest of the MNSS being able to participate with due weight in this task, an organizational transformation was needed.
Hungary undertakes a significant role in strengthening NATO’s eastern flank
12:37 April 27, 2023
Hungary undertakes a significant role in strengthening NATO’s eastern flank – stated Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky after the meeting of defence ministers of the Bucharest Nine (B9) in Warsav on 26 April.
Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky: We have managed to evacuate 32 people, among them seven Hungarians from Sudan
12:28 April 27, 2023
In the early morning hours of 27 April, an A319 military transport aircraft of the Hungarian Defence Forces landed on the base of the HDF 101st Aviation Wing in Kecskemét, carrying on board 32 Hungarian and foreign citizens evacuated from civil war-stricken Sudan. The passengers of the plane were received by Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky, MoD Cabinet Chief Zsolt Barthel-Rúzsa and Lieutenant General Zsolt Sándor, Deputy Chief of General Staff, Hungarian Defence Forces.
Another Székesfehérvár soldier receives NATO award
09:44 April 26, 2023
In recognition of his outstanding service, after 2022 another soldier from Székesfehérvár has received, from NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, the SACEUR Recognition Award, one of NATO’s most prestigious awards founded in 2014.
Common language in doctrine development
09:37 April 26, 2023
The NATO Allied Joint Doctrine Development Course has been organized in Budapest on the fourth occasion. The joint event of the HDF Force Modernization and Transformation Command, NATO’s Allied Command Transformation (ACT) and the NATO Standardization Office is taking place between 24-27 April.