Sztaniszláv Horváth
First Hungarian-made Lynx KF41 infantry fighting vehicle rolls of the line in Zalaegerszeg
12:40 July 25, 2024
The first Hungarian-made Lynx KF41 infantry fighting vehicle of the Hungarian Defence Forces has rolled off the assembly line – this was what Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky announced during an event held at the Rheinmetall factory in Zalaegerszeg on Wednesday, 24 July.
The Goal is Always the Podium
16:23 July 5, 2024
Hungary is a country full of sports talents and it can also be seen in the Hungarian Defence Forces as the parachuting team is among the best in the world, said Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence Tamás Vargha in Szolnok on 3 July.
Arriving from among the Clouds
08:28 July 5, 2024
The 46th CISM World Military Parachuting Championship has begun in Szolnok with the first (test) jumps.
Azerbaijan is Our Appreciated Strategic Partner
13:53 July 1, 2024
Azerbaijan is our appreciated partner in the defence and military fields, as well as in the defence industry; and we will continue to develop this partnership, said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky following his discussion with the defence minister of Azerbaijan, General Zakir Hasanov in Budapest on Friday, 28 June.
We, Hungarians Want Peace!
17:25 May 30, 2024
We are indebted to heroes, but this debt should not be paid for mainly by memorials but by protecting what they gave their lives for; a free Hungary deciding its own fate – said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at the heroes’ plot 52 of the Fiumei Road Cemetery, Budapest on Sunday, 26 May.
NATO’s Swift Response…
13:37 May 15, 2024
Thanks to Hungary’s host nation support, Exercise Swift Response 24 has been successfully implemented: paratroops of five NATO member states set off on an airborne exercise from the Hungarian Defence Forces 47th Airbase. Gallery!
Cooperation in the Air
13:23 May 15, 2024
Troops of five NATO member nations set out from the HDF 47th Airbase in Pápa on Monday, 13 May on an airborne mission within the framework of NATO’s Exercise Swift Response 2024. To demonstrate rapidity and deployability as well as to ensure the protection of the southeastern borders of the Alliance as specified in the North Atlantic Treaty, the exercise was held with the participation of some 1,000 personnel. Its successful implementation is also credited to the host nation support provided by Hungary.
Hungary Has Started to Rebuild its Defence Industry in Good Time
15:07 May 14, 2024
Hungary has started to rebuild its defence industry in good time and with an appropriate strategy – said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on Friday, 10 May at the Hungarian Defense Industry Summit conference in the Bálna Defence Centre.
The Hungarian and the Turkish Armed Forces are Planning Cooperation in Further Fields
12:47 May 6, 2024
General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF General Staff, recently received his Turkish counterpart, General Metin Gürak – who visited Hungary for the first time – at a bilateral chiefs of defence meeting.
Freight unloaded
12:11 May 2, 2024
The German-Hungarian bilateral Exercise Safety Transport 2024 has successfully ended. The soldiers of the Hungarian Defence Forces and the Bundeswehr transported more than 20 containers from Grafenwöhr, Germany to the HDF 47th Air Base in Pápa, Hungary, where they were successfully unloaded on 29 April.