New Gidran combat vehicles and Leopard tanks arrive in Hungary – video, photo gallery
Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky announced last week that the Tata armored brigade’s equipment fleet had been expanded with new high-tech combat vehicles, further enhancing Hungary’s security.
As part of the Defence and Force Development Programme, the soldiers of the 1st Armoured Brigade of the MH Klapka György received 15 new Gidran combat vehicles and two Leopard 2A7HU tanks.
Gidrans arrived
According to the ministry press release, the new multi-purpose modular armored fighting vehicles can be used as mobile fire control points, observation points, and battery and platoon command points, increasing the sub-unit’s maneuverability in executing the Hungarian Defence Forces’ domestic and international operational tasks. Based on the Turkish Ejder Yalçin combat vehicle, 48 of the 48 military vehicles, which we have renamed Gidrán after the Hungarian horse, are now available to the Hungarian Defence Forces.
New Leopard tanks have arrived
The equipment for the 11th Battalion of the Tarczay Ervin Charge Battalion is also being developed according to the plan. With the two new Leopard 2A7HU tanks, which arrived on Wednesday, the Hungarian Defence Forces already have 26 units.
The Minister said that, by 2028, forty-four pieces of high-tech military equipment would be delivered to Hungary to strengthen the armored combat vehicle corps.
According to the Defence Minister, the Hungarian Government remains committed to modernising the armed forces. This means that the 2025 defense budget will guarantee the security of the Hungarian people and the continuation of the Defence and Military Development Programme.
As we wrote earlier, Hungary and Sweden have a historic agreement concerning Gripen fighter jets; details are HERE.
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