Hungarian Press Roundup: Army Modernization Deemed Necessary A liberal and a conservative pundit agree that the government’s plan to improve Hungary’s defence capability is necessary and reasonable.... 2019.03.06.
Armed Forces Command to Move to Székesfehérvár The Command of the Hungarian Armed Forces will be relocated to Székesfehérvár, in central Hungary, the defence minister said on... 2019.02.07.
Hungarian Army Purchases Tanks, Artillery The Hungarian army has signed a contract on purchasing a batch of new tanks and self-propelled artillery manufactured in Germany.... 2018.12.19.
Defence Minister Warns: “No One Can Say that We Can Live in Peace” Hungary's defence minister addressed a conference on Tuesday, and noted the contribution of Hungarian soldiers to missions abroad and increased... 2018.11.27.
Hungary To Expand Its Number Of Military Reservists To 20,000 The Hungarian government is planning to expand its number of military reservists to 20,000 by 2026, the Defence Minister said... 2017.09.29.
Army’s Transport Helicopters Back In Service To Reinforce Hungary’s Defence And Security The Hungarian Defence Ministry’s Mi-17 helicopters were officially put back in service on Tuesday after undergoing overhauls, with a ceremony... 2017.07.26.
Hungary Builds Four New Soldier Barracks To Strengthen Border Protection In The South Hungary's Defence Minister István Simicskó inaugurated new barracks in Hercegszántó, near Hungary’s southern border, that will house soldiers carrying out... 2017.03.21.
Parliamentary Parties To Hold Discussion On Government’s Anti-Terrorism Law Package Hungarian Interior Minister Sándor Pintér invited the group leaders of parliamentary parties for a consultation about the government’s planned anti-terrorism... 2016.03.30.
Hungary, Netherlands Hold Joint Military Exercise As Hungarian Gripens Return From Baltics An international military exercise dubbed Várpalota Challenge 2016 started in western Hungary on Monday and will run for over a... 2016.01.12.
NATO To Set Up Command Centre In Székesfehérvár, Hungary NATO will set up new command centres in Hungary and Slovakia, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said at a defence ministers’ meeting... 2015.10.09.
General-In-Chief: Hungary’s Army Ready To Protect Country’s Borders The Hungarian Armed Forces are ready to fulfill their duties pertaining to illegal migration, chief of staff Tibor Benkő said... 2015.09.22.
New Defense Minister: Hungary Can Protect Its Schengen Border Hungary can protect its own and the European Union’s Schengen borders and will prove that ability, István Simicskó, the new... 2015.09.10.
Immigration: Hungary May Deploy Army To Southern Border To Block Migrants’ Way To EU Hungarian lawmakers are expected to debate about the possible involvement of the Hungarian army next week in order to help police... 2015.08.26.
Budapest’s Historic Ludovika Academy To Regain Its Late Splendor Hungary's central budget would ensure over 30 billion forints (EUR 90m) for development projects at the National Public Administration University’s... 2015.07.27.
Hungary Deploys New 3D NATO Radar On Medina Hill A new NATO 3D radar has started operating at Medina in southern Hungary on Wednesday morning. The new radar station... 2015.07.15.
Hungarian Defence Minister Envisions “Stronger And More Agile” NATO Hungary “can find itself a member of a more agile and stronger” NATO by the summer of 2016, the Hungarian... 2015.07.01.
Defence Minister: United States Will Not Deploy Heavy Weapons In Hungary Denying international press reports flagged US plans to deploy heavy weapons in Eastern Europe, and “possibly Hungary”, the Hungarian defence... 2015.06.26.
President, Defence Minister Observe NATO Military Exercise Held In Hungary President János Áder and Defence Minister Csaba Hende observed a NATO military exercise at Várpalota, in western Hungary. The exercise... 2015.06.19.
New York Times: Pentagon May Deploy Heavy Weaponry In CEE Region, Including Hungary The Pentagon is poised to store battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and other heavy weapons for as many as 5,000... 2015.06.14.
Hungary Set to Increase Military Expenditures, Defence Minister Confirms The main defence tasks of the past year and a half include Hungary’s responses to the Ukraine crisis and NATO... 2015.06.05.
“Capable Logistician 2015” – Hungary Hosts Large-Scale NATO Military Exercise A military exercise, the largest in Hungary this year, is under way with 1,700 local and foreign troops and 600... 2015.06.04.
