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NATO Medals for High-level Service
11:35 March 5, 2024
On nearing the completion of their tour of duty with the mission, the soldiers performing their first service abroad in the 29th rotation of the HDF KFOR Contingent (KFOR-29 HUNCON) recently received their NATO medals at a ceremony.
New Possibility for Hungarian Companies Developing Defence Technology
16:26 March 4, 2024
The Defense Innovation Research Institute (DIRI) in cooperation with the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), provides new possibilities for Hungarian companies developing defence technology – said Brigadier General Dr. Imre Porkoláb, MoD Ministerial Commissioner for Defence Innovation.
Directory Handover-takeover at Tisza Battalion
16:16 March 4, 2024
Lieutenant General Ferenc Kajári, Deputy Chief of HDF General Staff handed over the leading national role of the Multinational Engineer Battalion Tisa to Lieutenant General Dragoş-Dumitru Iacob, Deputy Chief of the Romanian Armed Forces General Staff.
Retroactive Salary Increase of Soldiers Due in March
16:15 March 4, 2024
Soldiers will receive their salary increased by 11 percent on average in March; the increase affects the salaries since January – announced Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky.
Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky: President Macron’s statement gives cause for concern
11:08 February 29, 2024
President Macron’s statement gives cause for concern, and that is why it is very important for Hungary to insist on its position of not sending weapons to Ukraine, to urge a ceasefire and to call on the warring sides to start peace talks as soon as possible – emphasized Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at a meeting held for Hungarian defence, military and air attachés in Budapest on 27 February.
Albanian–Hungarian Defence Policy Directors’ Meeting
10:19 February 27, 2024
László Hajnik, MoD Deputy State Secretary for Defence Policy received his Albanian counterpart, Defence Policy Director Gjergji Methoxha and his delegation within the framework of an official visit in Budapest on 22 and 23 February.
Hungarian Parliament Approves Sweden’s Accession to NATO
10:15 February 27, 2024
“The parliament voted in favour of Sweden’s accession to NATO” – wrote Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on his Facebook page on 26 February.
Change of Command at the Mixed Battalion
15:22 February 26, 2024
The Hungarian–Romanian Mixed Peacekeeping Battalion recently held a change of command ceremony in Arad. The battalion will be led by Major Dávid Szent-Imrey for a year.
EUFOR Commander’s year: Multinational Battalion under Hungarian command
15:05 February 26, 2024
This January, besides Major General László Sticz PhD, a Hungarian soldier taking over command of the EUFOR mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina, another epochal change occurred in the Multinational Battalion (MNBN), the maneuver force of the mission as well. The new commander of the subunit is Hungarian Lieutenant Colonel László Nagy.
Half a year of excellent service
15:30 February 23, 2024
The Croatian contingent of NATO's Forward Land Force Battlegroup held a handover ceremony at Camp Croft.