Hungarian Defence Forces

01/09/2015

Deployment of Hungary contingent in North Iraq completed

Budapest, September 1 (MTI) – The deployment of a 116-strong contingent of the Hungarian army in the Kurdistan region of Iraq was completed last week, daily […]
01/09/2015

Defence Minister: Use of arms in dispersing crowds not allowed under legal amendment

Budapest, September 1 (MTI) – The planned amendment of the law on national defence will not allow the use of arms to disperse unarmed crowds, Defence […]
27/08/2015

NATO AWACS aircraft to participate in Hungary military exercise

Budapest, August 27 (MTI) – NATO will deploy an E3A AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) aircraft in Hungary to participate in a military exercise in […]
27/08/2015

Look how easy it is to cross the Hungarian border fence – VIDEO

Migrants crossed into Hungary on Tuesday through a gate in a newly built 4-meter high fence that separates the country from their Serbian neighbor, The Associated Press […]
27/08/2015

Defence Minister: Army to participate in guarding border once law amended

Budapest (MTI) – Currently the police is in charge of guarding Hungary’s borders but once legal regulations are amended, the army could join in, Defence Minister […]
18/08/2015

Hungarian Gripens to join NATO mission in Baltics on Sept 24

Budapest, August 17 (MTI) – A ceremony was held at the military air base outside Kecskemet on Monday in honour of the Hungarian contingent – four […]
17/08/2015

Pilots of crashed Yak-52 get Patriots’ Award

Budapest, August 17 (MTI) – The pilots of a military aircraft involved in a crash landing in July have been presented with military awards. Defence Minister […]
03/08/2015

Hungarian army starts building new section of border fence – Photos

Budapest, August 3 (MTI) – Construction of a new section of the temporary barrier on Hungary’s border with Serbia began on Monday morning. The new section […]
28/07/2015

Hungarian colonel appointed to NATO liaison officer in The Pentagon

Budapest, July 28 (MTI) – Hungarian Colonel Imre Porkolab has been appointed to NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT) liaison officer in The Pentagon effective July […]
16/07/2015

Defence Minister: Army ready to build border fence

Budapest, July 16 (MTI) – The Hungarian army has “all the skills needed” to build a fence along Hungary’s border with Serbia to stem the massive […]
15/07/2015

Medina NATO radar goes online

Budapest, July 15 (MTI) – The new NATO 3D radar went online in Medina, in southern Hungary, on Wednesday morning as planned, the defence ministry told […]
13/07/2015

Army starts constructing border fence – UPDATE

Budapest, July 13 (MTI) – The Hungarian army on Monday started building the border fence to stem the massive flow of illegal migrants across Hungary’s border […]
07/07/2015

Hungarian Gripens carry out missions in Slovenia

Budapest, July 7 (MTI) – Gripen fighters of the Hungarian Defence Forces completed two missions in Slovenian airspace as part of Hungary’s commitments to NATO, the […]
06/07/2015

Hungary strong ally, says NATO general

Budapest, July 6 (MTI) – Hungary is a strong NATO ally ready to do its part in strengthening the region’s defence capabilities, General Hans-Lothar Domroese, Commander […]
01/07/2015

Chief of General Staff Tibor Benko: Air force accident probe outcome expected by autumn

Budapest, July 1 (MTI) – The outcome of investigations into the recent military aircraft accidents is expected by the autumn, Chief of General Staff Tibor Benko […]
29/06/2015

Ministry sets up committee to investigate Gripen accidents

Budapest, June 29 (MTI) – The defence ministry has set up a committee to look into possible causes of recent accidents involving Hungarian military Gripen fighters, […]
26/06/2015

Hungary military training aircraft crashes

Budapest (MTI) – A training aircraft of the Hungarian military crash landed on Thursday, the defence ministry reported. Related article: VIDEO OF THE FORCED LANDING OF […]
25/06/2015

Hungary performing well in NATO, says defence minister

Brussels, June 25 (MTI) – The performance of Hungary within NATO is “notably good”, Defence Minister Csaba Hende said after a meeting of NATO defence ministers […]
25/06/2015

Hungarian Defence Force: pilot is likely to have caused Gripen crash in the Czech Republic

According to index.hu, the Hungarian Defence Force found that it was the Gripen’s pilot who is likely to have caused the crash at Cáslav military air […]
16/06/2015

Defence Minister: software error is suspected to have caused Gripen crash

Based on the details revealed so far, it is likely that a software error caused the Gripen fighter crash on Wednesday last week, Csaba Hende, the […]