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New high-tech combat vehicles have been added to the fleet of the armored brigade in Tata (northwestern Hungary), further increasing Hungary’s security, the Minister of Defense announced.
As reported by Honvedelem.hu, Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky said that as part of the Defense and Military Development Program, the soldiers of the 1st Armored Brigade “György Klapka” received two Leopard 2A7HU tanks in addition to 15 new Gidrán combat vehicles.
The Minister of Defense noted that the new, multi-purpose modular armored combat vehicles of various types can be used as mobile fire control points, observation points, and as battery and platoon command points, increasing the maneuverability of the sub-units in the execution of the Hungarian Defense Forces’ domestic and international operational tasks. The Minister added that
the Hungarian Defense Forces now have 48 of the combat vehicles based on the Turkish Ejder Yalçin, which we have renamed Gidrán after the Hungarian horse.
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Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky also noted that the development of the “Vitéz Tarczay Ervin” 11th Tank Battalion is also progressing according to plan. With the two new Leopard 2A7HU tanks, which arrived on Wednesday, the Hungarian Defense Forces already have a total of 26 units.
The Minister stressed that in order to strengthen the armored combat vehicle corps,
a total of forty-four of these high-tech military equipment will be delivered to Hungary by 2028.
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The Minister of Defense added that the Hungarian government remains committed to the modernization of the armed forces, meaning that the 2025 defense budget will guarantee the security of the Hungarian people and the continuation of the Defense and Military Development Program.
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