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General Dr. Gábor Böröndi holds discussion with U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
14:07 July 15, 2024
Within the framework of the NATO Summit in Washington D. C., General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF General Staff held a discussion with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U. S. General Charles Q. Brown Jr. General Brown met with eight chiefs of defence of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to discuss with them the challenges ahead of NATO.
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They have arrived for a stormy live firing exercise
13:59 July 15, 2024
The foreign units participating in Exercise Jolly Vihar 24 – the 56th and 57th Rescue Squadrons and the 56th Rescue Generation Squadron of the U.S. Air Force – have arrived at the Hungarian Defence Forces 47th Air Base in Pápa, Hungary.
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Twenty-three Military Athletes at the Paris Olympics
13:54 July 15, 2024
The Hungarian national team participating in the Paris Olympic Games recently took the Olympic Oath in Budapest two and a half weeks before the opening ceremony, to be held on 26 July. During the oath, Captain Tamás Lőrincz, Olympic champion wrestler of the HDF Sports Company, held the Hungarian flag as among the 180 Hungarian participants, 23 military athletes will represent Hungary in the French capital.
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Arriving from among the Clouds
08:28 July 5, 2024
The 46th CISM World Military Parachuting Championship has begun in Szolnok with the first (test) jumps.
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Ready to jump
09:22 June 27, 2024
The national parachute team of the Hungarian Defence Forces is training in full swing for the 46th CISM World Military Parachuting Championship. Organized with the participation of national teams from 33 countries, the prestigious sporting competition will take place in Szolnok, Hungary between 3 and 12 July.
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Battle management in a multinational force
12:39 June 24, 2024
In a couple of weeks following their successful Combat Readiness Evaluation of Land Headquarters and Units (CREVAL), the personnel of the NATO Forward Land Force Battle Group (NATO FLF BG) took another test. This time, the Hungarian-led tactical sub-unit demonstrated its capabilities during Exercise Black Raven 2024 in the Bakony Hills.
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Hungarian senior officer receives NATO recognition
10:01 June 6, 2024
Transformation through training – this is the motto of the NATO Joint Force Training Centre (NATO JFTC), which is responsible, among others, for combined and national training in the defensive Alliance, for concept development and for the enhancement of interoperability. During a ceremony held to mark the 20th anniversary of the military organization, Lieutenant Colonel Gábor Endrődi, Staff Officer, HOST/Operations Section, JFTC received a certificate of commendation from the chief of staff of NATO’s Allied Command Transformation (ACT) for his outstanding service from September 2022 to August 2023.
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In the Same Direction – Meeting of EU and NATO Chiefs of Defence
16:46 May 23, 2024
Military leaders of the EU and NATO recently met in Brussels. The preparation for Hungary’s EU presidency in the second half of the year was the main focus of the military discussions held with the participation of the chiefs of defence of Belgium, Hungary and Spain. Meanwhile, the chiefs of defence of NATO countries discussed the implementation of the new defence plans of the Alliance and the reshaping of NATO’s warfare.
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Faithful to their values
08:02 May 21, 2024
The Hungarian Defence Forces were born in the war of independence in the middle of the 19th century. Today's Hungarian soldiers draw strength from our past heroes' bravery. The peace and security of Hungary are guaranteed by its own professional defence forces and NATO. Our country is committed to its National Defence and Armed Forces Development Program.
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NATO’s Swift Response…
13:37 May 15, 2024
Thanks to Hungary’s host nation support, Exercise Swift Response 24 has been successfully implemented: paratroops of five NATO member states set off on an airborne exercise from the Hungarian Defence Forces 47th Airbase. Gallery!