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Greece is an Important Ally in Fighting Against Illegal Migration
15:48 May 6, 2025
Preserving the peace and stability of the Western Balkans and defending the European Union’s external borders are mutual interests of Greece and Hungary, declared Hungarian Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky in Athens, where he recently had discussions with Greek Minister for National Defence Nikos Dendias.
Hungarian Gripens in the Service of Peace
11:05 April 8, 2025
Five JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft of the Hungarian Defence Forces are participating in the NATO Exercise Ramstein Flag 2025 airpower drill in Denmark, wrote Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on his social media page on 7 April.
They Got in Shape
12:28 April 1, 2025
Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky, on his social media page, congratulated Lieutenant Gergely Siklósi, who won an individual gold medal with a remarkable fencing performance.
There can be no combat ready force without logistics
10:29 March 28, 2025
“The Hungarian Defence Forces 2nd Sustainment Regiment provides the logistic background to the engagement of our troops in international operations and foreign missions” – wrote Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on his social media page in connection with his visit to the Kaposvár-based unit on Thursday, 27 March.
The Hungarian Defence Forces Help!
13:48 March 19, 2025
“Horrible tragedy came upon North Macedonia, where 59 young people lost their lives and at least 150 more got injured due to an explosion at a club early on Sunday”, wrote Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on his social media page on 18 March.
Time of Lynx
12:45 March 3, 2025
Another Lynx KF41 infantry fighting vehicle has been delivered by the German factory to the HDF 30th Mechanized Infantry Brigade in Hódmezővásárhely, announced Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on his social media page.
The War Must Be Ended
09:48 February 13, 2025
“We welcome the USA’s voice at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting. We agree that the bloodshed must end as soon as possible, the war – instead of taking further steps towards escalation – must be ended”, wrote Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on his social media page from Brussels on Wednesday evening. The minister declared that Hungary currently does not deem it realistic for Ukraine to join NATO.
We Are Strengthening the Hungarian Defence Forces and Defence Industry
11:50 January 30, 2025
The EDGE Group in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has numerous advanced defence solutions that could contribute to supporting Hungary’s strategic goals and defence needs, declared Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky. Following the UAE–Hungary Business Roundtable in Abu Dhabi, the defence minister signed a Letter of Intent on defence cooperation with the EDGE Group in the fields of defence innovation and research and development.
Logistic support for this year’s largest-scale NATO exercise
12:14 January 20, 2025
The Hungarian Defence Forces are prepared for receiving NATO forces, and by supporting the transit of Alliance forces, they are actively contributing to this year’s largest-scale NATO exercise” – announced Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky.
Italian Army Testing Hungarian-Manufactured Lynx
10:53 January 16, 2025
The high-tech hardware rolled out from the factory in Zalaegerszeg and is now being tested by Italian soldiers. Like the Hungarian Defence Forces, the Italians are also modernising their army; for this, they have chosen one of the most state-of-the-art infantry fighting vehicles in the world, the Lynx, wrote Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on his social media page.