HDF Defence Staff
A new level in strategic partnership
12:17 February 10, 2026
The Hungarian Defence Forces and the Ohio National Guard may expand its more than 30-year cooperation to the fields of air defence, cyber operations and drone warfare as well. This was what General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff said after attending the 2026 Joint Senior Leader Conference of the Ohio National Guard and held a discussion with ONG Adjutant General Brigadier General Matthew S. Woodruff on the development of bilateral relations.
Europe must take greater responsibility for its own defence – Ramstein 2026
12:16 February 3, 2026
At their recent meeting in Ramstein, Germany, military leaders and experts of NATO member states assessed the current challenges of the European and Euro-Atlantic security environment as well as the joint strategic responses to be given to them.
Current security challenges in focus – Top NATO military leaders meet in Brussels
13:31 January 26, 2026
At the NATO Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence session held in Brussels in the middle of last week, the chiefs of defence of NATO member states, among them General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff, had comprehensive discussions about how to address current and future security challenges and the strategic tasks ahead of the North Atlantic Alliance.
Chief of Defence of the Armed Forces of Montenegro Visits Hungary
11:49 November 27, 2025
Before this year’s Defence Cooperation Initiative (DECI) conference in Budapest, General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff, received Brigadier General Miodrag Vuksanovič, Chief of Defence of the Armed Forces of Montenegro, on an official visit. The visit aimed at further deepening defence cooperation between the two countries.
Exercise planning, courses, joint SOF training
12:28 November 12, 2025
During his two-day official visit to Georgia, General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff held discussions on cooperation in the field of education and multinational training programs, as well as on the lessons learned about NATO integration.
“Everybody can think independently, but we must be able to work in harmony”
16:18 November 10, 2025
Interoperability, honesty, risk-taking – this was how Deputy Chief of Defence (Territorial Defence) Lieutenant General Zoltán Mihócza summed up the most important keywords of the NATO Industry Forum 2025 that took place last week. The general emphasized that speeding up acquisitions is currently one of the most important goals of the Alliance.
Hungarian-Jordanian military cooperation is strengthening in line with NATO’s objectives
11:37 November 6, 2025
In the spirit of deepening Hungarian–Jordanian military-to-military relations, General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff paid a two-day official visit to Amman. The development of bilateral cooperation plays a key role in serving Hungary’s defence interests, and is in harmony with NATO’s regional objectives and its strengthening bilateral partnership-building processes – declared, on Wednesday, General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, who was also received at an audience by King Abdullah II of Jordan.
General Dr. Gábor Böröndi holds discussions in Washington
11:59 October 21, 2025
On 20 October, General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff held a discussion with General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington about global conflicts and the deepening of Hungarian–American military cooperation.
Strong alliance – on all levels
12:28 September 16, 2025
On Friday, 12 September, in Poland and Lithuania, MoD Parliamentary State Secretary and Deputy Defence Minister Tamás Vargha and General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff discussed regional security challenges, the strengthening of cooperation among NATO allies and the possibilities for developing collective defence capabilities.
Chief of HDF Defence Staff: More than just logistics – a change of strategic approach
14:10 September 15, 2025
“The new week begins with a new capability being tested at Exercise Adaptive Hussars 2025. The troop movements starting as of 15 September mean much more to the Hungarian Defence Forces than just a simple regrouping from one site to another” – declared General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff about the military convoys that had hit the road on Monday.