Tamás Kovács
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.
Coordinated, precise, international
12:47 November 20, 2025
On the Distinguished Visitors’ Day of the joint reserve Exercise Moonstar 2025, Hungarian and Polish reservists conducted a live fire exercise, carried out medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) and used the Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle to demonstrate their ability to perform complex tasks in an international environment under modern battlefield conditions.
Honoring the Romanian soldiers’ memory
13:04 October 21, 2025
On the occasion of the Romanian Armed Forces Day, on 20 October, in the New Public Cemetery, Budapest, a military commemoration coupled with wreath-laying took place at the memorial of Romanian soldiers who had fallen in World War II in Hungary. The event was organized by the Romanian Embassy in Budapest.
Attention from high above
11:41 October 15, 2025
The students of the 46th International Military Observers’ Course are spending the last week of their training. While at the HDF 86th Helicopter Wing in Szolnok, they took off aboard a H225M helicopter to practice aerial reconnaissance.
“The flame of excellence keeps burning in Budapest”
15:14 October 8, 2025
The groundbreaking ceremony of the World Aquatics Headquarters in Budapest took place on the premises of former Láng Machine Factory on 7 October. The organization has more than 200 member countries and will direct the global development of aquatic sports from the Hungarian capital city.
“We are proud to partner with the Hungarian Defence Forces”
14:07 September 17, 2025
“One of the most phenomenal developments of the Hungarian Defence Forces has been in the field of territorial defence” – said Brigadier General Matthew S. Woodruff, Adjutant General, Ohio National Guard (ONG). During his dayslong visit to Hungary, the American general – who had been appointed Adjutant General in May – met with, among others, Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky and General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff.
ADHU 25: The most complex military operation is in progress in Hungary
12:29 September 11, 2025
Of all NATO member states, the largest-scale and most complex military operation, Exercise Adaptive Hussars 2025 is currently taking place in Hungary – said General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff at Fajsz, Bács-Kiskun County on 9 September.
Who Takes an Oath Now Undertakes Responsibility for the Future
12:18 August 22, 2025
Those who take an oath now not only act in the present but also undertake responsibility for the future, the times ahead of us, not only for themselves but also for millions of Hungarians, said General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff, in Kossuth Square, at the commissioning ceremony on 20 August.
Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky: Baltic countries can count on the Hungarian Air Force
15:48 July 31, 2025
Hungary is a reliable ally in NATO, the Baltic countries can count on the Hungarian Air Force – stated Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at Siauliai Air Base, Lithuania on 31 July, when, together with the Spanish air force, four JAS 39C Gripen fighter aircraft of the Hungarian Air Force took over from the Polish and Romanian air forces air policing duties in the airspace of the Baltic states, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania within the framework of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission.
Mission: safeguarding the Baltic skies
13:02 July 28, 2025
“There are periods when service goes beyond the daily tasks. When we not only carry out commands, but also take a part of the homeland with us in the national insignia, the colors, the uniform and our sense of duty” – emphasized Lieutenant General Ferenc Kajári, Deputy Chief, HDF Defence Staff in Kecskemét, at the farewell ceremony of the personnel preparing for the 69th rotation of the Baltic Air Policing (BAP) Mission on 23 July.