First Hungarian-made Lynx rolls off assembly line – PHOTOS

The first Lynx KF41 armoured infantry fighting vehicle built in Zalaegerszeg, in western Hungary, has rolled off the assembly line, the defence minister said at the Rheinmetall factory in Zalaegerszeg on Wednesday.

Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky said the war in Ukraine had shown that defence industry production capacities required long-term development and planning.

He said Hungary’s defence industry needed to be rebuilt, and the country needed to build “fruitful partnerships in order to obtain what we lack”.

The minister said Hungary’s defence industry was already performing well at an international level, and the Gidran armoured vehicles and drones manufactured in the country were among the best in the world.

Photo: FB/Defence Minister

Szalay-Bobrovniczky said Hungary valued the role Rheinmetall played when it came to global and specifically European security. Preserving peace requires strength, he said, adding that Hungary had become significantly stronger thanks to the activities of Rheinmetall and the Hungarians working at its factory.

Bjorn Bernhard, managing director of Rheinmetall Landsysteme, said other types of armoured vehicles will also be manufactured at the Zalaegerszeg plant in the future.

Photo: FB/Defence Minister

Paul Walf, CEO of Rheinmetall Hungary, said the Zalaegerszeg factory is capable of turning out more than 100 vehicles a year.

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