Marcell Burillák
On this and the far side of River Danube…
11:21 May 14, 2026
Figuratively speaking, the ferries and combat vehicles of the Hungarian Defence Forces occupied River Danube on 11 May. They crossed Hungary’s largest river first at Meszes-Gerjen, and then at Fajsz, under cover of night. The wet gap crossing operation of the Lynx infantry fighting vehicles of the HDF 30th Mechanized Infantry Brigade was assisted by soldiers of the HDF 14th Engineer Regiment and the Ohio National Guard.
“This Cannot Be Described, This Must Be Felt”
11:10 May 8, 2026
“At this battlegroup, the phases of theatre airlift must be known as skills”, said Lieutenant Colonel László Battonyai at the exercise of the Hungarian company of the multinational NATO Forward Land Forces Battle Group (FLF BG HUN). Under the leadership of the battlegroup commander, servicemembers practised helicopter embarkation/disembarkation in Hódmezővásárhely on 5 May.
Air Formula-1
11:51 April 27, 2026
Hungary receives the fastest in the world on land, at sea and in the air. In addition to the Hungaroring and the Duna Arena, the HDF Joint Forces Training Centre’s Kőröshegy shooting range hosts the “international field”.
Hungarian Cadet Successes
13:45 April 17, 2026
“This is an event where secondary school students can demonstrate how well prepared they are,” said Major General Dr. László Drót about the competitors of the 10th National Military Tournament Competition (NMTC) and the 6th International Cadet Cup (ICC). The Commander of the Hungarian Defence Forces Territorial Defence and Military Augmentation Command presented the awards to the podium finishers on 15 April in Balatonakarattya.
Taking up an international challenge
13:49 April 16, 2026
“Strong nations are based on strong people. The strong Hungarian Defence Forces are based on a community whose members are physically prepared, mentally balanced and are able to take responsibility for each other” – said Lieutenant General Zoltán Mihócza in Balatonakarattya on 13 April. The Deputy Chief (Territorial Defence) of the HDF Defence Staff opened the 10th National Military Tournament Competition (NMTC) and the 6th International Cadet Cup organized in parallel with it.
Personnel Recovery in Tempest
13:02 April 2, 2026
Three weeks spent in an uninhabited forested area, at most a couple hours of sleep on end, food deprivation for up to several days, shelter-building from one own’s equipment, water purification, practical shooting, close quarters combat – this is how Charlie, the top-level course in Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) training can be summed up in a few words. During the course, Hungarian soldiers practiced air extraction in Csobánka on 30 March.
They have returned home from Bosnia and Herzegovina
12:09 April 2, 2026
“The performance you gave during your tour of duty abroad well exemplifies Hungarian military expertise and camaraderie” – this was how Brigadier General Zsolt Molnár praised the homecoming personnel of the 29th rotation of the HDF EUFOR Contingent. At their homecoming ceremony held in Szentes, the Depuy Commander (Land) of the HDF Joint Force Command (HDF JFC) handed over recognitions to soldiers returning home from their service in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Special Operations Forces Conference in Budapest
12:44 November 25, 2025
“Concentrating on threats from the south, we consider it important to build our partnership with African countries” – said Lieutenant General Ferenc Kajári, Deputy Chief, HDF Defence Staff at the opening of the Mid-Planning Event of Exercise Flintlock 2026, on 17 November in Bálna Defence Centre, Budapest.
German-Hungarian Military Cooperation is Being Strengthened
13:40 November 13, 2025
The professional delegation of the Bundeswehr Joint Support Command discussed the details of renewing the document that regulates the German-Hungarian joint support cooperation at the beginning of the week. The topics were mostly justified by the organizational changes.
HDF NCO Academy in International Focus
13:06 November 13, 2025
On 21 October, within the framework of a visit organized by the MoD Department for International Cooperation, the commander of the Hungarian Defence Forces Non-Commissioned Officer (HDF NCO) Academy received the members of the Budapest Military Attaché Corps (BMAC) in Szentendre. “To us, it is very important that we had a chance to introduce foreign defence attachés accredited in Hungary to the current training programs of the HDF NCO Academy, its achieved results and the current directions of development” – said Colonel Imre Frankó.