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2025 Will Be the Year of Breakthrough in the Hungarian Defence Forces as well
14:52 February 26, 2025
The Hungarian Defence Forces’ rearmament is a huge strategic task that can be measured on a decades-long scale, declared Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky in his speech at the annual conference of Hungarian defence, military and air attachés on 25 February.
Headquarters Multinational Division Centre reaches Full Operational Capability
12:52 February 11, 2025
“Strength is reflected not only in weapons and numbers, but also in the readiness and will to defend what we value highly” – emphasized Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on Monday, 10 February, in relation with the Székesfehérvár-based Headquarters Multinational Division Centre (HQ MND-C) reaching Full Operational Capability (FOC).
Hungary Is Strengthened with 56 New Gidráns!
15:26 February 4, 2025
Hungary is committed to the Gidrán tactical vehicle, we continue to build our armed forces with the Hungarian-Turkish joint development, declared Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky following his visit to the Turkish Nurol Makina factory on 4 February.
Hungary–Türkiye Year of Science and Innovation starts with defence innovation topic
16:35 February 3, 2025
We are forging closer ties within the distinguished strategic partnership between Hungary and Türkiye dating back to 2023 in the field of defence innovation as well – announced Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky after the constitutive session of the Hungary–Türkiye Defence Innovation Working Group in Ankara on 3 February.
War Must Be Ended
14:12 January 21, 2025
The Russo-Ukrainian War going on for almost three years must be ended, said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at the reception held in the honour of the members of the Budapest Military Attaché Corps (BMAC) in the Bálna Defence Centre on 20 January.
We must act today for the peace of the future
17:50 January 20, 2025
The establishment of the SOF barracks in Szolnok will be one of the biggest development projects, not only in Hungary but also in Central Europe – announced Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at the groundbreaking ceremony of the new military complex planned to be built in the place of the old barracks on Thököly Street, Budapest.
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.
The road leading to sustainable peace
17:53 December 4, 2024
“It is very uplifting to see a high-level political-military delegation arrive in Camp Butmir on this day, the 20th anniversary of the establishment of EUFOR” – emphasized Major General László Sticz PhD, Commander, EUFOR Operation Althea on 2 December. On the occasion of the anniversary, Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky and General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff together visited the peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The safety of Hungarian people starts beyond our borders
17:47 December 4, 2024
The peace of the Western Balkans is the peace of Europe as a whole – stated Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at a ceremony held to mark the 20th anniversary of the launch of EUFOR Operation Althea in Sarajevo on 3 December. The Hungarian minister of defence held a discussion with Minister of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina Zukan Helez on the current issues of the region.