Hungarian Defence Forces

06/03/2017

European foreign and defence ministers in Brussels – Hungary voices support for European defence cooperation

Meeting of European foreign and defence ministers in Brussels
02/03/2017

Hungary’s defence committee approves tightening of asylum rules

Parliament's defence committee has approved a draft amendment that would ban asylum-seekers...
21/02/2017

Hungarian defence minister holds talks with Egyptian counterpart

Budapest, February 21 (MTI) – Hungarian Defence Minister István Simicskó held talks with his Egyptian counterpart Sedki Sobhy Sayyid Ahmad in Budapest on Tuesday. They discussed […]
20/02/2017

Defence minister: New US administration confirms correctness of Hungarian security policy thinking

“The goals of the new government of the United States confirm the correctness of Hungarian security policy thinking, it became apparent at the 53rd Munich Security […]
17/02/2017

Cargo plane intercepted by Hungarian Gripens

Budapest, February 17 (MTI) – Hungarian Gripen fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a cargo jet on Friday after it entered Hungary’s airspace unannounced, the defence […]
16/02/2017

Hungary has clear plan for reaching defence spending target

Brussels, February 16 (MTI) – Hungary is one of those few NATO member states that have drafted a clear road map on increasing defence spending to […]
15/02/2017

Massive ice floes drift ferry away with old watchman – VIDEO, Photos

János worked on the ferry in Tiszacsege when the drift ice smashed the ropes, so the vehicle was swepped 500 meters away by the icy river. […]
15/02/2017

Hungarian military to be “decisive force” in region, says defence minister

Budapest (MTI) – The government aims to make the Hungarian military one of the “most decisive” armies in the region, the defence minister said on Tuesday. […]
14/02/2017

President addresses Hungarian military leaders

Budapest, February 14 (MTI) – President János Áder addressed an annual meeting of Hungary’s military chiefs on Tuesday and highlighted the rapidly changing nature of security challenges […]
10/02/2017

Government proposes VAT cuts on game, fish and higher armed services salaries

Budapest (MTI) – Agriculture Minister Sándor Fazekas has proposed that the value-added tax on game and fish should be reduced from 27 percent to 5 percent. The […]
09/02/2017

Orbán’s Security Advisor: Establishment of border defence base is a huge step forward

György Bakondi, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister, has told Hungarian television channel M1 that the establishment of a border defence base has been a […]
09/02/2017

Border protection base of Hungarian Defence Forces completed on the Serbian-Hungarian border

Speaking at a press conference held in Kelebia, Bács-Kiskun County, Chief of Defence Gen. Dr Tibor Benkő announced that the Kelebia border protection base of the Hungarian […]
03/02/2017

Deputy Russian Defence Minister held talk in Budapest

Press release – Minister of Defence Dr. István Simicskó received Russian Deputy Minister of Defence Yuriy Ivanovich Borisov for a courtesy visit in Budapest on Wednesday, […]
26/01/2017

Simicskó: Government planning to recruit another 15,000 volunteers

Budapest, January 26 (MTI) – Hungary needs a volunteer force of 20,000 to complete its military, the defence minister said in an interview to weekly Figyelő, […]
19/01/2017

Hungarian Interior Minister: Conditions are securely available to manage migration situation

The personal and material conditions for the management of the current migration situation are adequate, the Interior Minister stated on Wednesday in Szeged. Sándor Pintér said […]
17/01/2017

New Year’s reception for military attachés to Budapest

According to honvedelem.hu, each New Year has increasingly new challenges, but our desire for security will never change – said Dr. Simicskó István on Monday, January […]
16/01/2017

Pressure of migration remains high at Hungary-Serbia border, says Orbán’s security advisor

Budapest, January 16 (MTI) – Figures from last year show that the pressure of migration eased from 2015 but still remained high at the Hungary-Serbia border, […]
15/01/2017

Veteran American soldier currently living his life in Budapest

Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Panama, and now, Budapest. The journalists of Szeretlek Magyarország talked to a veteran American soldier, Gordon, who really knows what it means to […]
14/01/2017

Hungarian military buys new aircraft

Budapest (MTI) – The Hungarian Air Force has purchased new trainer, reconnaissance and courier airfract, the defence ministry told MTI on Friday. The new planes will […]
13/01/2017

Jobbik repeats call for stand-alone border guard force

Budapest, January 13 (MTI) – Opposition Jobbik welcomes the recent inauguration of 500 border guards but repeatedly calls for reinstating a separate border guard force, the party’s […]