Zsuzsa Szűcs-Horváth
“You who are still alive, see to it that peace remains!”
14:39 October 19, 2026
“The strength of a nation is demonstrated not only by how it preserves its present, but also by how it honours its past. Respecting our ancestors is a moral and human duty we all share,” said Major General Dr László Drót, commander of the HDF Territorial Defence and Military Augmentation Command, at a ceremony marking the completion of maintenance work at the Holy Spirit Military Cemetery in Székesfehérvár, co-organised by the German War Graves Commission and the Hungarian Defence Forces.
On the Bridge of Trust
13:43 October 16, 2026
On October 14, personnel from the HDF 37th Engineer Regiment welcomed the defence attachés accredited to Hungary at the Damjanich Barracks in Szentes. Diplomats from twelve nations accredited in Budapest reviewed the regiment’s finest assets: following the briefing by the commanding officer, they visited the unit museum, viewed the vehicle fleet, the maintenance workshop and the water purification equipment during a static display. They were able to try out the PTS-M tracked amphibious vehicle, and watched a dynamic demonstration of the PMP pontoon bridge kit.
Rotorcraft training at Pápa again
12:44 October 7, 2026
In the person of Major Balázs Major, the Helicopter Tactics Instructor Course (HTIC) of the Multinational Helicopter Training Centre (MHTC) in Sintra, Portugal has been launched with a Hungarian Chief Instructor for the first time. Like in earlier years, Hungary has been assuming an active and many-sided role.
New Momentum in Hungarian–Turkish Cooperation
14:42 September 18, 2026
A professional delegation from the HDF Joint Operations Command’s Land Forces and a delegation from the Turkish General Staff held discussions on opportunities for joint international training exercises. The Hungarian delegation was headed by Brigadier General Zsolt Molnár, Deputy Commander (Land Forces) at the HDF Joint Operations Command, while the Turkish side was represented by Brigadier General Kamil Tumba, Head of Defence Planning and Project Management at the Turkish Land Forces Command.
We Regard You as Partners
14:30 September 16, 2026
“Military diplomacy builds trust day by day – a trust that cannot be established in a matter of days in a crisis”, said László Kürtös, Parliamentary State Secretary and Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Defence, addressing the corps of defence, military and air attachés accredited to Hungary on 15 September at an introductory event organized at the Stefánia Palace – Honvéd Cultural Center.
There is only one language under the water
12:35 September 7, 2026
Deep-water diving equipment, orientation tasks, mental math, day and night dives await Hungarian, Czech and Slovak military divers during the one-week Exercise Open Water organized at the Nyéki Lakes in Hungary. In the middle of the week, the participants put their professional knowledge to the test by making decompression dives in Debreczeni Lake.
Thinking together, planning together
14:16 December 19, 2025
Colonel General Gábor Böröndi, Chief of Defence Staff of the Hungarian Defence Forces, met with his North Macedonian counterpart, Major General Sashko Lafchiski, in Budapest. This consultation is part of the military cooperation that has been consistently and intensively developed in recent years, which serves to strengthen NATO interoperability, to develop joint training, and to ensure stability in the Balkans region.
Budapest Hosts Initial Planning Conference of NATO’s Next Crisis Management Exercise
14:24 November 14, 2025
Alliance cooperation is of outstanding importance in tackling security challenges of the Euro-Atlantic region. Top-level exercises play a significant role in improving crisis decision-making, declared MoD Parliamentary State Secretary and Deputy Defence Minister Tamás Vargha in his opening speech at the conference.