Tamás Vargha
21:15 May 24, 2022Personal details:
Date of birth: 2 February 1959
Marital status: married, a father of four
Education:
1987 Loránd Eötvös University of Sciences, English language and literature, secondary school teacher
Professional experience:
2004–2009 János Kodolányi College, Székesfehérvár
1993–1999 Attila József Secondary School, Székesfehérvár
1991–2008 Syntax Language School, Székesfehérvár
1987–1993 Pál Vasvári Secondary School, Székesfehérvár
Membership:
2010–2018 President, Fejér County Museum Association
1994 Founding member, Defence Forces and Society Friendship Circles
1991 Founding member, Hungarian War Grave Care Association
Political career:
2022– State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, Deputy Defence Minister
2022– Member of Parliament, Fejér County Electorate No. 1 (Székesfehérvár)
2018–2022 Member of Parliament, Fejér County Electorate No. 1 (Székesfehérvár)
2018–2020 Government commissioner for the House of Árpád Program
2018 Vice-Chairman, National Security Committee of the Hungarian National Assembly
2018–2022 State Secretary for Civil Intelligence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
2016–2018 Ministerial commissioner for the tasks related to the arrangements for the House of Árpád Program and its implementation
2014–2018 Parliamentary State Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Deputy Defence Minister
2014–2018 Member of Parliament, Fejér County Electorate No. 1 (Székesfehérvár)
2012–2014 Parliamentary State Secretary, Ministry of Defence
2011–2012 Member of the Defence Committee of the Hungarian National Assembly
2010–2012 Chairman of Fejér County Public Assembly
2010–2012 Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Hungarian National Assembly
2010–2014 Member of Parliament, Fejér County Electorate No. 2
2008–2010 Counselor in cultural, public and international relations for Székesfehérvár Town with County Rights
2006–2010 Representative of “Upper Town Fecskepart” quarter in the Public Assembly of Székesfehérvár Town with County Rights
A network of relations taking shape
15:30 November 11, 2025
The members of the Budapest Military Attaché Corps recently paid a visit to the HDF 2nd ISR Regiment and the Kratochvil Károly Honvéd Secondary School in Debrecen. They showed especially great interest in the army scouts’ new military equipment and the system of Hungarian defence education.
Stronger Lebanese-Hungarian Partnership
14:26 November 11, 2025
Lebanon’s security has crucial significance from the perspective of the security of the Middle East as a whole. The security of the Middle East is essential to the Hungarians, too, because through illegal migration and terrorism, such threats are posed to both Hungary and Europe that must be dealt with by all means, emphasized Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky after the first day of his visit to Lebanon in a video uploaded to his social media page.
Big Breakthrough
12:44 November 11, 2025
The International Live Fire Tactical Exercise Breakthrough 2025 has started. The training event is taking place in the Central Shooting Range and Training Area, and will end on 23 November. The objective is to allow tankers and artillerymen of the HDF 1st Armored Brigade to exercise operational planning while being augmented with foreign subunits in a combined-arms environment under real-world circumstances.
They are Able and Prepared
12:07 November 11, 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and MoD Parliamentary State Secretary Deputy Defence Minister Tamás Vargha recently paid a visit to Hungarian servicemembers serving in the Baltics. During their visit to the Hungarian Defence Forces Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Detachment of the Baltic Air Policing (BAP) Mission, the minister acknowledged with satisfaction that the Hungarian airmen have demonstrated their ability, professional preparedness and dedication already on the fourth occasion, which earns good reputation for Hungary and the Hungarian Defence Forces within NATO.
“Everybody can think independently, but we must be able to work in harmony”
16:18 November 10, 2025
Interoperability, honesty, risk-taking – this was how Deputy Chief of Defence (Territorial Defence) Lieutenant General Zoltán Mihócza summed up the most important keywords of the NATO Industry Forum 2025 that took place last week. The general emphasized that speeding up acquisitions is currently one of the most important goals of the Alliance.
“We also discussed the procurement of HIMARS rockets in Washington”
13:12 November 10, 2025
Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky also discussed the purchase of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and rockets at the Pentagon, as he himself announced on Saturday, 8 November in an interview to public media, adding that the purchase may be considered to be made over a three-to-five-year period, following authorization by the U.S. Congress.
A new chapter begins in U.S.–Hungary defence cooperation
13:09 November 10, 2025
The strengthening Hungarian–American political relations provide a good framework for the development of defence and military cooperation between the two countries and opens the door to further investments in the field of defence industry – stated Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky in Washington, where he had discussions with U.S. Under Secretary of War for Policy and Cooperation Elbridge A. Colby on Friday, 7 November.
KC-390: comprehensive inspection in Brazil
11:16 November 10, 2025
There are many interesting details about the first medium-size military transport aircraft developed in full compliance with 21st century requirements, the KC-390 produced by Brazilian company Embraer. Hungary has purchased two planes, of which the second is scheduled to be delivered to the Kecskemét-based HDF 101st Aviation Wing in late November.
From Székesfehérvár to SHAPE – Hungarian subunit at NATO’s digital cutting edge
16:00 November 7, 2025
The Communications and Information Systems (CIS) of the future were introduced on the Distinguished Visitors (DV) Day of Exercise Steadfast Cobalt 2025 at the at the NATO SHAPE HQ in Belgium, where the soldiers of the Hungarian Defence Forces’ Deployable CIS Module (DCM-E) also had an outstanding role. Their excellent performance at the exercise may serve as an example of how a small but dedicated team can contribute to shaping the digital future of the Alliance.
Serbian and Hungarian Metrology Professionals Share Lessons Learned
14:05 November 7, 2025
The 1st Serbian-Hungarian Metrology Meeting was recently held in Hungary. At the two-day event, Serbian professionals were received at the Kecskemét-based base command of the HDF Material Supply Store Base (MSSB) and the Táborfalva base of the HDF MSSB Test Firing and Examination Department.