Tünde Rácz

Training and Service
14:32 August 29, 2025
“Our unity continues to be our greatest asset… It is this unity, forged in shared purpose, that no adversary can overcome” – emphasized Major General Tibor Králik, Commander, Headquarters Multinational Division Centre (HQ MND-C) at the handover-takeover event of the rotating Hungarian contingent of the NATO Forward Land Force Battle Group (FLF BG) on 28 August.

Hungary’s armed forces are expanded with a unique, new capability
11:39 August 28, 2025
Hungary’s armed forces are expanded with a unique, new capability – announced Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at the handover of Special Operations Craft – Riverine (SOC-R) boats in Budapest on 27 August.

Hungarian experiences, international friendships
12:54 August 6, 2025
“What I enjoyed the most at the Bálna Defence Centre was shooting, because we tried it out together in my team” – said Andrei Neculoiu from Brasov, Romania on the Budapest sightseeing day of the International CLIMS Camp.

Screw by screw
10:58 August 5, 2025
Helicopters. Realizations of the fantasy of man eager to fly, products of engineering ingenuity. Marvel machines assembled from tens of thousands of components, screws and elements. The Airbus H225M rotorcraft of the Hungarian Defence Forces have arrived from France. They have undergone a thorough technical inspection before entering service.

Rotary-wing flying: from the factory to the training area
19:00 August 4, 2025
What does it take to put the brand new Airbus H225M helicopters into service? Viewers of our short film can follow the path of the last two homecoming H225M rotorcraft of the renewing air force of the Hungarian Defence Forces from the factory in France to Szolnok, Hungary.

Hungarian military doctor appointed Chief JMED at NATO Allied Command Operations
12:51 June 23, 2025
One of the highest-level medical director positions in NATO is now filled by a Hungarian military doctor again, in the person of Colonel Dr. (MD) Péter Vekszler.

NATO Cooperation is Important in the Changed Security Environment
10:50 June 17, 2025
In the changed security environment, cooperation with NATO and the allied nations is important for the Hungarian Defence Forces, emphasised General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff, at the Zero Point Shooting Range and Training Area on the visitors’ day of the international exercise Saber Guardian 2025, Monday. Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky also watched the exercise.

On new wings
14:49 May 30, 2025
“The Hungarian pilots have received new wings with the arrival of the first L-39 Skyfoxes. We are continuously developing the Hungarian air force as well, as the safeguarding of our airspace is of key importance. These L-39 Skyfox military training and light tactical aircraft strengthen not only the capabilities of the Hungarian air force but also at once the defence of Hungarian people” – wrote Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on his social media page on 30 May.

We are building the military of the future drawing on our heroes
13:48 May 22, 2025
We, who are building new and combat-ready armed forces in the 21st century, must learn about the performance of Richard Olaf Wulff, this excellent soldier and outstanding military leader, and understand his fate – said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at the reburial of a towering figure of Hungarian riverine warship service in plot 52 of Fiume Road cemetery on Wednesday, 21 May.

The moment of shattering joy
12:09 May 21, 2025
The Falcon 7X aircraft of the Hungarian Air Force with registration 607 landed at 09:00 on 19 May 2025, carrying aboard the mortal remains of the organizer and General Captain of the Royal Hungarian River Guard Richard Wulff Olaf and his wife, Edina Losonczy, which had formerly been buried in Costa Rica.