A Hungarian military contingent, partly composed of reservists, begins its six-month duty in Iraq. The 139 soldiers were bid farewell on Wednesday in the main square of Nyíregyháza, NE Hungary, in the presence of their relatives and military leaders. This is the first contingent in the history of the Hungarian Defense Forces to be made […]

It is a great recognition that a member of the Hungarian Defense Forces will be the commander of a NATO mission for a year, Major General Ferenc Kajári, who will be the head of the Kosovo Force (KFOR) from the autumn, told the state news agency MTI this Wednesday. At the Hungarian Army Peace Support […]

After the end of the mission in Afghanistan, the last nine soldiers of the last shift arrived in Hungary, at the 59th Szentgyörgyi Dezső Air Base of the Hungarian Air Force in Kecskemét. Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi, commander of the Hungarian Defence Forces, receiving the Hungarian flag from the headquarters in Afghanistan, said that the flag is […]

Major General Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi, the new Commander of the Hungarian Defence Forces, received his appointment from President János Áder in the Dome Hall of Hungarian Parliament Parliament this Saturday. On May 26, President Áder relieved General Ferenc Korom, Commander of the Hungarian Defence Forces, from his post. Dr. Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi, proposed as the new commander […]

Hungary has concluded an agreement on favorable financing terms for the development of its military: EUR 348.5 million, i.e. about HUF 130 billion, will be provided by Export Credit Norway (ECN) and the Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency (GIEK) to increase the country's combat defense capabilities. According to an announcement on Wednesday, the Ministry of […]