Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky
21:15 May 24, 2022
Doctrine: fixed point in a changing world
14:31 April 25, 2024
The NATO Allied Joint Doctrine Development Course is organized in Hungary for the sixth time, between 22 and 25 April. The significance of this course lies primarily in its being the only platform within the defensive Alliance for training doctrine custodians and developers.
Peace is the most Important Topic These Days
14:22 April 25, 2024
Besides peace, Hungary’s interest is to accelerate the accession of the Western Balkans’ countries to the EU, which is why this will be the central topic at the congress of the Central European Defence Cooperation (CEDC) in Budapest on Thursday, 25 April – said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky in the TV program called “Ma reggel” (Today Morning) of channel M1.
Crowd and Riot Control training
13:28 April 25, 2024
Latvian soldiers assigned to the NATO-led KFOR mission took part in this week in fire phobia training led by Hungarian trainers deployed with the KFOR Tactical Reserve Battalion (KTRBN), at Camp Novo Selo.
Military and defence industrial cooperation between Hungary and the United Arab Emirates
16:26 April 22, 2024
Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky recently held a discussion with Minister of State for Defence Affairs Mohammed Fadel Al Mazrouei in the United Arab Emirates on the possibilities of military and defence industrial cooperation.
Farewell to the air service
13:08 April 22, 2024
After more than 40 years of service as aircrew member, Senior Warrant Officer István Molnár – an airman of the HDF 86th Helicopter Wing – took off on his last flight in EUFOR Operation Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The seasoned Mi-17 aircrew member will soon retire in Szolnok, Hungary. Following his last flight in the mission, the personnel of the EUFOR Aviation Detachment received and greeted István “Moles” Molnár – with a water jet, a memorial certificate and a friendly goodbye hug.
HDF begin exhuming more than a thousand former prisoners of war
13:05 April 22, 2024
”Out of those deceased in the former Baja POW camp, 1023 German and Hungarian soldiers and laborers were reinterred in three large mass graves opposite the barracks in 1948. Exhumation work in the area has already begun” – wrote recently Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on his social media profile.
There is no NATO without the national armed forces
11:34 April 19, 2024
NATO is the largest, most successful and really working defensive military alliance in the world, but there is no NATO without the national armed forces – stated Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky in Nyíregyháza on Thursday, 18 April.
Striving for Full Operational Capability
09:42 April 19, 2024
The personnel of the Hungarian EUFOR maneuver company are conducting a Full Operational Capability (FOC) validation exercise in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
They will become military observers
12:41 April 18, 2024
On 8 April, with the participation of students from 18 different nations, the 44th International Military Observer Course commenced at the Hungarian Defence Forces Peace Support Training Centre (HDF PSTC).
Meeting of Italian–Hungarian Defence Policy Directors in Budapest
12:38 April 18, 2024
On 15 and 16 April, Major General Enrico Barduani, Italian Defence Policy Director, visited Hungary at the invitation of László Hajnik, MoD Deputy State Secretary for Defence Policy.