American paratroopers suffered serious injuries in Pápa

Veol.hu reported on Tuesday that ambulance helicopters and cars swarmed Pápa Air Base which operates as a Main Operating Base (MOB) hosting SAC C-17 aircraft for NATO.

According to the Veszprém county news website, the Hungarian Ministry of Defence issued a statement only yesterday, saying that 15 American paratroopers

suffered serious injuries during a jump training Monday night. 

The ministry added that the choppers and ambulance cars appeared on Tuesday to take the soldiers to the nearby hospitals. Based on their statement,

two of them are still in hospital.

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Meanwhile, Ferenc Korom, the commander of the Hungarian defence forces, announced on Thursday during the Black Swan military exercise that the Hungarian army would receive three American SOC-R riverine assault boats. The American government will give the cruisers in the framework of the Excess Defense Articles (EDA) program which is about

giving military equipment to their allies for free or for a reduced price.

The financial background of the transaction is not yet clear, but one such new ship costs 1.4 million dollars. If one wants to buy a second-hand one, that price decreases to only 140 thousand dollars.

Their maximum speed is 74 km/h while their range is 231 kilometres. They can be carried by medium aircraft, need a staff of four but can transport eight shooters with their equipment.

Source: veol.hu, portfolio.hu