Eszter Bányász
EUFOR: Successful Hungarian Command Year Comes to a Close
11:04 January 23, 2025
After one year, 21 January marked the end of Major General László Sticz PhD’s service as Commander EUFOR (COMEUFOR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is the first Hungarian soldier to have been commander of EUFOR Operation Althea, the peacekeeping operation of the European Union. Last year’s service of the Hungarian commander and troops is meritorious, as they have demonstrated again their ability to carry out designated tasks on an international level. “This is a very important milestone in the history of the Hungarian Defence Forces” – said MoD Parliamentary State Secretary Deputy Defence Minister Tamás Vargha at the Change of Command Ceremony held in Camp Butmir, Sarajevo.
EUFOR Command Year: Hungarian leadership, Highlighted Capabilities
18:07 December 9, 2024
“Soldiers also serve the security of their homeland when they are away”, underlined Hungarian Chief of Defence General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, related to his visit to the EUFOR mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
“Representatives, creators and defenders of Hungary’s prestige”
18:03 December 9, 2024
“The Russo-Ukrainian War has had an impact on the whole of Europe, including Hungary. Our goal is to make sure that there is not any other hot spot arising in our environment, so the stability and security of the Western Balkans are in our paramount military and national security interests. For this reason, Hungary deploys significant forces with KFOR and EUFOR alike” – emphasized General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff on 3 December, during his visit to Sarajevo on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the launch of EUFOR Operation Althea, the European Union’s peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
EU Professional Visit at the Unit of Modern Equipment
14:39 November 12, 2024
During similar visits, we try to learn as much about the organizational structure of the member states’ armed forces as we can and we also try to shed light on the possibilities for interoperability as this gives the essence of military cooperation, emphasized Italian Rear Admiral Alberto Rutteri, President of the EU Military Committee’s working group at their visit to the HDF 1st Armoured Brigade in Tata on 7 November.
Hungary’s security increases with each new item of equipment
12:11 November 7, 2024
“The armed forces of Hungary are being built, and we are going on the road that will soon lead to the completely rearmed, modern, new Hungarian Defence Forces with renewed capabilities, whose personnel are brought to full strength as well” – emphasized Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at a press conference held on 5 November in the barracks of the Tata-based HDF 1st Armored Brigade to mark the reaching of an outstanding milestone in the Defence and Military Development Program, the completion of the Gidrán tactical combat vehicle fleet.
Conference for the protection of the invisible operational domain
11:20 October 28, 2024
Thanks to the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, the EU Cyber Commanders Conference was recently organized in Hungary for the first time. The primary objectives of the event were to discuss current issues in the field as well as to identify the directions of its future development and the new targets for the capabilities to be generated. The series of lectures took place in the Bálna Defence Center, Budapest on 22 October.
They must be able to protect themselves so that they can protect others
16:58 October 10, 2024
Peacekeeping missions have an increasing role in preserving international peace and security. Our dynamically changing world, however, keeps posing ever-newer threats to the soldiers and policemen participating in these missions. Designed to give a response to such threats, the latest Force Protection course of the United Nations is being hosted by the Hungarian Defence Forces Military Training Centre these weeks.
Multinational cross-training in Kosovo
11:20 August 13, 2024
Extremely complex and realistic – this is how one could best characterize the multinational cross-training organized by the KFOR Tactical Reserve Battalion (KTRBN), which took place at two different locations and involved close to 500 personnel at the end of July.
Faster, Higher, Stronger
11:39 July 26, 2024
After 100 years, in the coming weeks Paris will be hosting again the most prestigious sports event, the Olympic Games. Hungary is represented by, among others, 23 military athletes, and their goal is naturally related to the motto of the Games: faster, higher, stronger – which means that they may even improve on the results achieved at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo.
Lords of the Sky
15:22 July 15, 2024
Seven days of intense competition, outstanding sports results, changing wind, old and new friendships – the 46th CISM World Military Parachuting Championship in Szolnok has ended. The Hungarian national team has achieved a really nice result as it won the bronze medal in the team accuracy landing category, while Warrant Officer Tamás Varga from the HDF 86th Helicopter Wing Special Parachuting Training Centre came in second in individual accuracy landing.