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International CLIMS Camp 2025 in Hungary

13:10 August 5, 2025

Between 2 and 16 August, Hungary is hosting the international youth camp of the International Liaison Committee of Social Military Organizations (CLIMS). More than 200 15-17-year-old young people from twelve nations are learning about Hungary’s culture and sights while they are participating in team-building exercises and sports competitions, and develop their English proficiency. The 20th International CLIMS Camp (ICC) was opened by Brigadier General Dr. László Drót, Commander, HDF Territorial Defence and Military Augmentation Command in the Ludovika Arena of the Ludovika University of Public Service, Budapest.

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Domestic development for strengthening collective European defence

12:13 May 9, 2025

One topic on the agenda of the Space & Defense Summit held in Budapest was the enhancement of European defence capability, to which Hungary intends to contribute, among others, through the strengthening of Hungarian defence industry. “Our long-term goal is to be able to support the Hungarian servicemembers’ combat readiness with as many domestically developed and produced assets and services as possible” – stated MoD State Secretary for Force Development and Defence Policy Dr. Zsolt Kutnyánszky at the professional event.

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Rapid Reaction with Great Firepower

11:39 April 14, 2025

At the MILEX 2025 international exercise, held in Hungary and focusing on rapid and efficient reactions during conflicts, the infantrymen of the HDF 1st Armoured Brigade could feel themselves on an actual mission. The brigade practised different tactical operations at the “zero point” shooting range and training area with its Gidrán multipurpose armoured vehicles, Carl Gustaf anti-tank weapons and other weapons for several days.

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Successes and Recognitions during the Hungarian EU Presidency

12:26 March 28, 2025

“Our presidential events provided great opportunities for introducing our major results in the fields of the HDF’s modernisation, the revival of the Hungarian defence industry and the defence innovation, as well as our plans for the future”, evaluated Dr. Zsolt Kutnyánszky the Hungarian presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of 2024. The MoD State Secretary for Force Development and Defence Policy handed over certificates of recognition from the prime minister to those participating in the preparation for and execution of the successful Hungarian presidency.

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Forward Defence – Ambassadors of Peace

13:31 March 3, 2025

“Together we are not just soldiers but we’re also ambassadors of peace and cooperation, too” – said Major General Tibor Králik at the event of the multinational NATO Forward Land Forces Battle Group (NATO FLF BG) held to mark the rotation of Croatian and Italian troops who have completed their service in Hungary.

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One of the most modern military transport aircraft of our age has arrived in Kecskemét

14:52 September 6, 2024

We can welcome a true marvel aircraft – said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at the ceremonial reception of the first KC-390 Millennium airlifter of the Hungarian Defence Forces, in the presence of representatives of the Brazilian manufacturing company Embraer, in Kecskemét on 5 September.

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Honvéd Cadet Program at an International Forum

13:23 September 5, 2024

“In Hungary, as in each sovereign country, defending the country is first of all a national cause”, said Dr. János Czermann, MoD Deputy State Secretary for Strategy and HR Policy at the forum of military secondary schools of the EU in Nyíregyháza. That is why connecting the fields of defence and education is indispensable, also for the sake of Europe’s future, he said in his welcoming speech, which also covered the success of Hungarian military education.

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Defence innovation helps security

17:14 March 6, 2024

Brigadier General Dr. Imre Porkoláb hopes that more and better-capitalized Hungarian companies will apply for this year’s grants of the European Defence Fund (EDF) than before. Speaking at a professional workshop organized for the representatives of large enterprises in Budapest, the MoD ministerial commissioner for defence innovation said that he hoped that Hungarian companies would undertake to become lead members of applicant consortia.

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Credibility, impartiality, integrity

15:51 November 20, 2023

Hungary will safeguard and further strengthen the peace of the Balkans through a two-star general as the incoming commander of the European Union’s mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Critical Infrastructure Protection with military aid

09:47 November 16, 2023

There can be no national cyber security strategy without military cyber security strategy – this was stated at the 5th International Conference on Central European Critical Infrastructure Protection (ICCECIP) in Budapest. On 13 and 14 November, scientific professionals from ten countries were discussing current issues in their field of specialization during the event co-organized by the Óbuda University Bánki Donát Faculty of Mechanical and Safety Engineering and the Hungarian Defence Forces Cyber Operations Command (HDF COC).