Hungarian military plane disappeared in Africa!

There is secrecy surrounding the Africa mission of the Hungarian Airbus A-319 military plane frequently used by FM Péter Szijjártó. The plane’s beacon was switched off and nobody knows where it flew with potentially 140 people on board.

Hungarian military plane disappeared over Africa

According to 24.hu, the Hungarian Defence Forces’ Airbus A-319 was sent on a secret mission to Africa on 5 June and disappeared for three days. The plane took off from the Kecskemét military airport, but nobody knows how many people were on board.

We know only the plane’s capacity, which is 140. We know its beacon was switched off in Tunisia’s airspace while heading south. The radar found it only three days later, flying back from Tunisia’s southern border region to Kecskemét. You may check out a photo of the plane in THIS article.

The Hungarian media outlet sent questions to the Hungarian Ministry of Defence but received no answer. 24.hu wanted to know whether the plane’s mission was somehow related to the Orbán cabinet’s planned Chad mission, which the parliament approved last year.

Hungary would like to send soldiers to Chad

Based on the plans, the Hungarian military would send 200 officers to the unstable Central African country to protect multiple Hungarian development projects and help train local forces. Gergely Gulyás, Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office, said there was no exact schedule for the mission earlier this month.

Interestingly, Chad is where PM Viktor Orbán’s only son, Captain Gáspár Orbán, travelled with FM Péter Szijjártó multiple times to take part in negotiations with local strongmen.

Orbán Jr on the hunt for raw materials in Africa?

Based on information acquired by Vsquare from the inner circles of the government, the Chad mission is Captain Orbán’s idea. He convinced the decision-makers that they could acquire uranium and crude oil in the Central African country.

However, hvg.hu says Hungary does not have the means and technology to utilise these raw materials. Therefore, Hungary would need Russian help for processing the materials.