Hungarian Defence Forces

20/09/2015

So far over 217,000 migrants have crossed into Hungary – PHOTOS from the weekend

Budapest, September 20 (MTI) – By 6am on Sunday police had rounded up 217,382 migrants who had entered Hungary illegally since the start of the year, […]
20/09/2015

Jobbik protests against planned NATO command unit in Hungary

Budapest, September 19 (MTI) – Hungarian radical nationalist party Jobbik on Saturday protested against and condemned the NATO command unit planned for the eastern European members […]
19/09/2015

Defence minister calls up volunteer military reservists to help deal with migrant crisis

Budapest, September 19 (MTI) – Defence Minister Istvan Simicsko on Saturday called up some of Hungary’s volunteer military reservists to help deal with the migrant crisis, […]
17/09/2015

Brave Warrior 2015 military exercise starts in NW Hungary

Budapest, September 17 (MTI) – An international military exercise dubbed Brave Warrior 2015 started in Gyor, in northwest Hungary, with Hungarian and US soldiers crossing the […]
16/09/2015

US military convoy taking part in NATO exercises arrives in Hungary

Budapest, September 16 (MTI) – A convoy of more than 500 United States soldiers and over 200 vehicles arrived in Hungary on Wednesday to take part […]
14/09/2015

Hungarian-Serbian “green border” sealed off – PHOTOS

Budapest, September 14 (MTI) – The last technical obstacle, a train wagon fitted with a razor wire frame to block the border, was put in place […]
13/09/2015

Hungary to have 4,300 soldiers at Serbian border by weekend – PHOTOS

Budapest (MTI) – There will be 4,300 soldiers dispatched to serve at Hungary’s southern border from the weekend, the new defence minister said in an interview […]
12/09/2015

Hungarian Gripens complete interception on NATO Baltic air space mission

Budapest, September 12 (MTI) – Gripen fighters of the Hungarian armed forces completed their first interception operation on a mission to patrol the air space of […]
11/09/2015

Defence Minister: Some 3,800 soldiers already at Hungary’s southern border

Budapest, September 11 (MTI) – Some 3,800 soldiers are on the Hungary’s southern border, Defence Minister Istvan Simicsko told commercial channel TV2 on Friday morning. The […]
10/09/2015

The new Hungarian defence minister Simicsko vows to defend Hungary, EU borders

Budapest, September 10 (MTI) – Hungary can protect its own and the European Union’s Schengen borders and will prove that ability, Istvan Simicsko, the new Hungarian […]
09/09/2015

Fidesz: “Migration emergency” calls for deploying military

Budapest, September 9 (MTI) – Using the military in the “current migration emergency” is necessary and in line with the constitution, Lajos Kosa, an MP for […]
09/09/2015

President appoints Simicsko as defence minister

Budapest, September 9 (MTI) – President Janos Ader has appointed Istvan Simicsko as Minister of Defence, the latest issue of the official gazette Magyar Kozlony reported. […]
09/09/2015

US Air Force’s F-15 Fighters Landing in Kecskemét Air Base – VIDEO

AiirSource – Video of F-15 flight operations during their theater security package rotation in Kecskemét on Tuesday. Credits: A1C Sieana Mackiewicz | AFN Spangdahlem | Date: […]
09/09/2015

Incoming defmin calls for increased “sense of security”

Budapest, September 8 (MTI) – Efforts to increase “Hungarians’ sense of security” represent a key issue, Istvan Simicsko, designated to replace Csaba Hende as defence minister, […]
08/09/2015

Incoming defence minister Simicsko: Speeding up border fence construction “a priority”

Budapest, September 8 (MTI) – Speeding up the construction of Hungary’s border fence is a “priority”, incoming defence minister Istvan Simicsko said after his hearing before […]
08/09/2015

PM Orban told off Minister of Defense Hende, who resigned immediately in anger

According to index.hu, Prime Minister Viktor Orban called for the further acceleration of the fence construction at the National Security Cabinet meeting on Monday, meanwhile he […]
08/09/2015

Opposition parties demand reasons for defence minister’s resignation

Budapest (MTI) – Opposition parties on Monday demanded to know the reason for Defence Minister Csaba Hende’s resignation and called for a new direction from the […]
07/09/2015

Defence minister resigns

Budapest, September 7 (MTI) – Hungary’s Defence Minister Csaba Hende has tendered his resignation, the Government Information Centre told MTI in a statement on Monday. According […]
06/09/2015

Battle of Pressburg – Hungarians must be destroyed – Video

In 907 AD, the united European forces gathered in the Vienna basin to eliminate the Hungarians. Grand Prince Arpad defeated the invaders and managed to keep […]
03/09/2015

Vona sees need for amending constitution to allow deployment of army

Budapest, September 3 (MTI) – Hungary’s constitution should be amended so as to prevent legal disputes over the deployment of armed forces to tackle mass migration, […]