Chief of the General Staff Discusses Shared Weaponry and Training in Germany

At the invitation of Colonel General Carsten Breuer, Chief Observer of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), General Gábor Böröndi, Chief of the General Staff of the Hungarian Defense Forces, visited Berlin to discuss joint training initiatives.

According to honvedelem.hu, both countries’ armies utilize similar types of weapons technology as the basis for training, a topic extensively deliberated upon during the meeting of the chiefs of staff. General Böröndi’s itinerary also included visits to the German Army Artillery School in Idar-Oberstein and its firing range in Baumholder.

These training facilities host not only German soldiers, but also members of other allied armies, including Hungarian soldiers,

engaging in courses such as fire support, all-arms fire observation, and forward air control. Detailed presentations were provided on the school’s mission, structure, the artillery capabilities of the German Army, and the trajectory of its development at the artillery training center.

General Gábor Böröndi and Colonel Gen. Carsten Breuer. Photo: honvedelem.hu

Representatives of KMW+Nexter Defense Systems also presented the EuroPULS missile launching system.

Fact

In the framework of the modernization program of the Hungarian Defense Forces, it also acquired several German-developed combat vehicles. These include Lynx combat vehicles and PzH 2000 self-propelled artillery guns. This development is not only reflected in military acquisitions. Rheinmetall’s Zalaegerszeg plant is also producing Lynx combat vehicles in Hungary, with the first unit leaving the production line in Western Hungary in December 2023.