Military vehicles to flood Budapest: Expect road closures this weekend

A large-scale military demonstration and oath-taking ceremony will take place in Budapest this weekend, causing temporary road closures from Friday night into Saturday morning.

Heavy military vehicles and convoys transporting armoured fighting units will roll through Budapest as part of the Hungarian Defence Forces’ event, the Ministry of Defence announced, according to Economx.

To mark this special occasion, several military vehicles will arrive at the Zrínyi Miklós Barracks, located at the National University of Public Service’s Faculty of Military Science and Officer Training (NKE HHK) in Budapest. Among the vehicles on display will be Gidrán multi-purpose armoured vehicles, Leopard A7HU and Leopard 2 ARV 3HU tanks, PZH-2000 self-propelled artilleries, as well as Lynx KF41, HMMWV, and Polaris combat vehicles. These units will arrive from bases in Tata, Szolnok, and Hódmezővásárhely, with part of the convoy transported into Budapest.