Warrant Officer Lajos Szabó
Students of Pakistani National Defence University visit Ministry of Defence
11:00 June 23, 2026
A study group from the general staff training course of the Pakistani University of National Defence attended information lectures at the Ministry of Defence of Hungary on June 22. The delegation was welcomed by Brigadier General Zoltán Berec, Force Planning Chief, HDF Defence Staff.
Dutch Defence Policy Director in Hungary
12:54 June 19, 2025
Lars Walrave, Dutch defence policy director visited Hungary at the invitation of MoD Deputy State Secretary for Defence Policy László Hajnik from 16 to 17 June. In the focus of the discussions were the development of the two countries’ defence relations, the armed forces development, the possibilities for defence industrial cooperation, closer cooperation within NATO, the European defence readiness, the security situation of the Western Balkans and the Sahel and sharing the lessons learned in connection with recruitment and the formation and operation of the reservist system.
American-Hungarian Defence Relations Strengthen Further
13:30 April 23, 2025
With the appointment of President Donald Trump, a new era has begun in American-Hungarian relations, including defence cooperation. Upon the invitation of László Hajnik, MoD Deputy State Secretary for Defence Policy, David Baker, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Policy of the U.S. Department of Defense visited Budapest between 16 and 17 April. The official of the Pentagon visited Hungary during his first foreign trip following his appointment.
Special Cooperation
11:13 November 13, 2024
The cooperation between the Army of North Macedonia and the Hungarian Defence Forces is being tightened, as it was said at the official meeting of Chiefs of Defence Major General Sashko Lafchiski and General Dr. Gábor Böröndi in the Balaton Street building of the Ministry of Defence, Budapest on Tuesday, 12 November.
Greek–Hungarian Defence Policy Directors’ Meeting
10:39 October 18, 2024
Michel Spinellis, General Director, General Directorate of National Defence Policy and International Relations, Hellenic Ministry of National Defence recently arrived in Budapest at the invitation of László Hajnik, MoD Deputy State Secretary for Defence Policy.
Hungarian Aspects of Defence Policy
15:50 June 11, 2024
After visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Italy and the United Kingdom, students of the Advanced Security and Defense Studies program at the Serbian University of Defence also spent three days in Hungary between 3 and 6 June to learn about the Hungarian aspects of defence policy and different defence fields by gaining personal impressions, as current and future top leaders.
Overseas support for our reservists
16:14 June 3, 2024
On 30 May, Lieutenant General Attila Takács, Deputy Chief of General Staff for Territorial Defence received Assistant Adjutant General of the Ohio Army National Guard Brigadier General Matthew Scott Woodruff and the delegation headed by him on a courtesy visit.
Polish–Hungarian Cooperation: a Delegation has Arrived in Hungary
14:29 May 17, 2024
Lieutenant General Ferenc Kajári, Deputy Chief of HDF General Staff, recently received Colonel Andrzej Lis, Commander of Doctrine and Training Centre of the Polish Armed Forces (DTC PAF), within the framework of an official visit.
Meeting of Italian–Hungarian Defence Policy Directors in Budapest
12:38 April 18, 2024
On 15 and 16 April, Major General Enrico Barduani, Italian Defence Policy Director, visited Hungary at the invitation of László Hajnik, MoD Deputy State Secretary for Defence Policy.
Exemplary Commitment to Security and Defence Policy
17:10 April 15, 2024
Austrian General Robert Brieger, Chairman of the European Union Military Committee (CEUMC) recently paid a visit to Hungary. The high-ranking military diplomat held discussions with Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and General Gábor Böröndi PhD, Chief of HDF General Staff.