Ministry of Defence
From Bangladesh to Budapest
13:53 September 8, 2025
On 3 September, a study group of the General Staff Course of the National Defence College, Dhaka attended informative lectures at the Ministry of Defence in Budapest. The students enrolled on the general staff course have arrived in the capital of Hungary from Berlin, the previous leg of their study tour. The 30+-member delegation was welcomed by Brigadier General Zoltán Berec, Chief of the HDF Defence Staff Force Planning Directorate.
General Gábor Böröndi: Exercise Adaptive Hussars 2025 is starting
10:50 September 1, 2025
The large-scale national defence Exercise Adaptive Hussars 2025 (ADHU 2025) starts on 1 September as the largest, most important and most complex operation of the Hungarian Defence Forces since the 1989 regime change – said General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff. The exercise – which is test of strength both on the national and the allied levels – will run until mid-October.
Peace in Europe – We Represent This on Every Forum
14:28 August 29, 2025
The newest developments of the Russo-Ukrainian War, the EU’s defence posture and the member states’ engagement in missions are on the agenda at the meeting of European Union defence ministers in Copenhagen, wrote Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on his social media page.
Hungary Hosts Hungarian–Montenegrin Defence Policy Directors’ Meeting for the First Time
11:43 August 27, 2025
On 25 August, MoD Deputy State Secretary for Defence Policy László Hajnik received his Montenegrin counterpart, Defence Policy Director Radmila Perovic, and her delegation within the framework of an official visit to Budapest, at the first Hungarian–Montenegrin Defence Policy Directors’ Meeting.
Lebanese Ambassador Leaves After Nearly Eight Years
13:22 August 12, 2025
Dr. Zsolt Kutnyánszky, MoD State Secretary for Force Development and Defence Policy, received Ms. Joanna Maria Azzi, outgoing Ambassador of Lebanon to Budapest, on a farewell visit on Monday, 11 August.
New Dimensions in the Hungarian Air Defence – NASAMS Sub-units Join in
13:43 August 11, 2025
To enhance the reaction capacity of the air defence, a NASAMS sub-unit of the Győr-based air defence regiment is settling in Budapest and will serve with designated forces at HDF territories suitable for the duties, near the towns of Pécel and Isaszeg, said Chief of Defence General Dr. Gábor Böröndi. The duties of the sub-unit are dual: besides national defence, it also contributes to joint defence within the NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence System, pertaining to its Alliance commitments.
Hungary and Slovakia continue to be strategic partners
10:02 August 8, 2025
On 6 August, Dr. Zsolt Kutnyánszky, MoD State Secretary for Force Development and Defence Policy received Slovak Deputy Defence Minister Igor Melicher at the annual meeting of the Hungarian–Slovak Joint Commission on Military, Security and Political Issues. During the meeting, it was reasserted that Hungary and Slovakia continue to be strategic partners in the field of defence.
The fleet is complete
12:32 July 15, 2025
The last two H225M helicopters have been delivered to the Hungarian Defence Forces. This is a huge step in the military development program. Already 16 H225M and 19 H145M high-tech helicopters are serving the defence of the Hungarian people – wrote Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on his social media page.
Hungarian-North Macedonian Defence Policy Discussions in Skopje
16:39 July 9, 2025
At the invitation of State Secretary of the North Macedonian Ministry of Defence Elizabeta Chupovska Ristova, MoD Deputy State Secretary for Defence Policy László Hajnik visited Skopje on 3 July. The official meeting aimed at deepening the defence policy dialogue between the two parties along the developing Hungarian–North Macedonian bilateral relations.
Discussing defence industrial cooperation
16:32 July 9, 2025
In today’s world, the success of a country’s defence depends on 21st-century armed forces as well as the supporting defence industry and innovation based on domestic and international forms of cooperation – stated Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky in Riyadh. This is the first time that a Hungarian minister of defence is conducting discussions in Saudi Arabia.