Hungarian Defence Forces

20/10/2016

Wages in Hungarian army’s lowest ranks to rise, says defence minister

Budapest (MTI) – The wages in the Hungarian army’s lowest ranks will be increased to between a gross monthly 180,000 and 220,000 forints including a fringe […]
16/10/2016

Hungarian army to send liaison officer to US Special Operations Command

Budapest (MTI) – The Hungarian Army will send a liaison officer to the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) headquarters in order to make Hungary’s participation in […]
13/10/2016

Hungary’s defence minister meets Pentagon official

Washington, DC, October 13 (MTI) – Hungarian Defence Minister István Simicskó held talks with Robert Work, the United States Deputy Secretary of Defense, in the Pentagon […]
12/10/2016

Hungary to equip military police with electroshock weapons

Budapest, October 12 (MTI) – The government plans to equip military police with electroshock weapons as part of legal amendments affecting the army, the daily Magyar […]
12/10/2016

Hungarian defence minister visits NATO headquarters in Norfolk

Budapest (MTI) – Defence Minister István Simicskó held talks at the NATO Allied Command Transformation headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia at the start of his four-day visit […]
29/09/2016

NATO top official visits two ongoing exercises in West Hungary

Budapest, September 29 (MTI) – Hungary is committed to its NATO missions and plays an important role in international tasks, including two ongoing exercises in Hungary, […]
22/09/2016

Hungary’s government drafting new security, military strategy

Budapest, September 22 (MTI) – Consultations have begun on drafting a new national security and military strategy to respond to new security challenges, the defence minister […]
21/09/2016

Terrorist attacks occur anytime in Hungary too?

In Újdörögd on Tuesday, Minister of Defence István Simicskó said that terrorist attacks may occur anytime in Hungary too, so we an increased number of exercises […]
18/09/2016

Referendum – Citizens can contribute to Hungary’s defences on Oct. 2, says defence minister

Budapest, September 18 (MTI) – Hungarian citizens will have a chance to contribute to their country’s defences on October 2 when they vote in the migrant […]
14/09/2016

Hungarian defence minister: No human error in July post-WWII bomb explosion

Budapest, September 14 (MTI) – An investigation into the circumstances of a bomb explosion that killed the Hungarian army’s four explosives experts in July has established […]
09/09/2016

Court acquits former secret service officials of espionage charges

Budapest (MTI) – A regional court acquitted former secret service leaders of espionage charges in a retrial ordered by the Budapest Court of Appeals last June. […]
05/09/2016

EU put forward plan European army proposal included by year end?

Budapest (MTI) – The EU could put forward by the end of the year a defence and security strategy draft which incorporates Hungary’s proposal on setting […]
26/08/2016

Visegrad Four summit in Warsaw

Warsaw, August 26 (MTI) –  Britain’s exit from the European Union is not the cause but rather a consequence of the state of things in Europe […]
10/08/2016

Army spends EUR 14.5m on border protection logistics

Budapest, August 10 (MTI) – A total of 4.5 billion forints (EUR 14.5m) has been spent so far from the Hungarian army‘s resources on logistics connected […]
05/08/2016

Hungarian Defence Forces Parachute Team wins gold medal

According to honvedelem.hu, for the first time in the history of Hungarian parachuting, the parachute team of the Hungarian Defence Forces has won a gold medal […]
04/08/2016

Number of volunteer reserves up significantly since 2010

Budapest, August 4 (MTI) – The number of volunteer reserves registering with Hungary’s armed forces has significantly increased since 2010 as a result of the Defence […]
02/08/2016

500 Hungarian troops to leave for Iraq and Kosovo missions

According to kormany.hu, Minister of Defence István Simicskó has bidden farewell in Tata to close to 500 Hungarian troops to deploy with foreign missions, and presented […]
28/07/2016

New police shacks at the border

Röszke – The policemen serving along the southern borderline started a new “estate development”. Blikk.hu writes that, just like a few months ago, they tried to […]
22/07/2016

Europe’s security conditional on defeating Islamic State, says Szijjártó in Washington

Cleveland, July 21 (MTI) – Restoring security in Europe requires a victory over the Islamic State terrorist organisation, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Thursday. On […]
21/07/2016

Campaign of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL reduces migration pressure and terrorist threat in Europe

On Thursday, 20 July, Hungarian Deputy Minister of Defence Tamás Vargha attended, in Washington D.C., the meeting of defence ministers of the Global Coalition to Counter […]