Hungarian Defence Forces

12/05/2016

Schengen ministers meet in south Hungary

Budapest, May 12 (MTI) – Representatives of countries in the European Union’s Schengen regime gathered in southern Hungary’s Szeged on Thursday, for a forum with issues […]
06/05/2016

Georgia’s delegation held meetings in Budapest

Budapest, May 5 (MTI) – Georgia offers excellent opportunities for Hungarian agriculture, Gyula Budai said on Thursday. After the other meeting Hungary’s defence minister said: Georgia has […]
03/05/2016

Defence minister: Hungary supports Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic accession efforts

Budapest, May 3 (MTI) – Hungary continues to support Macedonia’s efforts to join NATO and the European Union, Defence Minister István Simicskó said on Tuesday. The […]
02/05/2016

Hungarian military short of medical officers

Budapest, May 2 (MTI) – Due to a shortage of medical officers, the Hungarian armed forces have difficulties in providing appropriate medical support to operations including […]
30/04/2016

Hungarian Gripens alerted to British Airways service from Dubai UPDATE

Budapest, April 30 (MTI) – Two Gripens of the Hungarian Air Force were alerted to a British Airways service from Dubai which failed to contact Hungary’s […]
29/04/2016

Hungary opening defence attache office in Zagreb

Budapest, April 29 (MTI) – Hungary will open a defence attache office in Zagreb to boost security cooperation with Croatia, Hungary’s defence minister announced on Friday. […]
25/04/2016

Communist-era secret military files could soon be declassified

Budapest, April 25 (MTI) – Hungary’s National Remembrance Committee (NEB), tasked with investigating the acts of the communist regime, has asked for some ten thousand pages […]
22/04/2016

Hungary to contribute troops to NATO mission in Baltic states

Jurmala, April 22 (MTI) – Hungary has agreed to contribute a company of soldiers to NATO’s mission in the Baltic states in 2017, Foreign Minister Peter […]
03/04/2016

Army starts reinforcing barriers along Hungary-Serbia border

Budapest, April 3 (MTI) – Hungary’s armed forces have started reinforcing barriers on stretches of the Serbian border in response to a recent increase in illegal […]
29/03/2016

Hungarian army fully prepared to protect border , says chief of staff

Budapest, March 29 (MTI) – The Hungarian army is prepared to dispatch more than 6,000 troops to protect the country’s border should the migrant situation so […]
28/03/2016

Army chief, deputy police leader visit Hungarian-Serbian border

Budapest, March 28 (MTI) – Hungary’s army chief and the deputy leader of national police visited the Hungarian-Serbian border region on Monday. The 174 kilometre border […]
20/03/2016

The Hungarian army sent reinforcement to the southern border – Photo gallery

The government reinforced border protection at the southern border with more troops. The Government of Hungary published these pictures on Facebook, we coillected for you. 
04/03/2016

Hungarian air force provided security to millions of Europeans

Budapest, March 4 (MTI) – The Hungarian air force provided security to tens of millions of Europeans during the four months when it protected the airspace […]
17/02/2016

Economy minister: Hungary looking to create conditions for weapons manufacture

Budapest, February 16 (MTI) – The government is putting together and inter-ministerial committee to create the conditions for Hungary to enter the arms industry, Economy Minister […]
12/02/2016

Defence minister welcomes NATO decision to launch navy action in Agean

Budapest, (MTI) – Hungary welcomes a NATO defence ministers’ decision to launch navy action to fight illegal migration and human smuggling along the shores of Greece […]
06/02/2016

EU foreign ministers focus on new European defence strategy

Brussels (MTI) – Foreign ministers of the European Union had plans for a new European defence strategy on the agenda of their informal meeting in Amsterdam […]
04/02/2016

Defence minister welcomes creation of 2nd special regiment in Hungarian army

Budapest, February 4 (MTI) – The skills of special operative forces within the Hungarian military will greatly contribute to the security of residents, Defence Minister István […]
02/02/2016

Socialists call for strengthening security services, border police overhaul

Budapest, February 2 (MTI) – The opposition Socialist Party on Tuesday called for Hungary’s police and national security services to be strengthened and the border police […]
02/02/2016

Simicskó claims thousands of young people applied as volunteer reserve soldiers due to migration crisis

According to 444.hu, Minister of Defense István Simicskó said that it is evident that certain liberties can be restricted in the case of danger. He recalled […]
28/01/2016

Meeting of defence leaders – Minister: Hungarian army fit to guarantee safety

Budapest, January 28 (MTI) – Security has become a most valued asset in Europe and new security challenges must be met, Defence Minister Istvan Simicsko told […]