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A Hungarian Gripen aircraft over the Siauliai Air Base in Lithuania | Szilárd Koszticsák / MTI

Hungarian military defends Baltic airspace

D&T
Aug 31, 2015

Hungary is in charge of the protection of the airspace of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for a period of four months as of 1 September as part of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission. Hungary took over the mission at the Siauliai Air Base in Lithuania from Norway and Italy.

NATO conference in Budapest | Lajos Soós / MTI

NATO conference in Budapest

D&T
Nov 28, 2014

The decisions made at NATO's Wales Summit this September are critical to Europe’s security - that was the conclusion drawn by participants at the at the conference entitled NATO 2014: The Alliance after the Wales Summit in Budapest.

| Tamás Sóki/MTI

NATO radar inaugurated in Hungary

D&T
Mar 18, 2014

A NATO radar station has been inaugurated in Medina, southern Hungary, completing the control of Hungarian airspace with the two similar 3D radar towers in the country. The total cost of the project is HUF 1.05 billion (EUR 3.4 million).

Hungarian Presdient János Áder at the Pápa Air Base on the 15th anniversary of Hungary's membership in NATO | MTI / Szilárd Koszticsák

Hungary's NATO membership: 15th anniversary

D&T
Mar 12, 2014

Peace and freedom are not gifts provided by nature, we have to fight for these values day by day, Hungarian President János Áder pointed out at the the Hungarian and NATO Air Base in Pápa, NW Hungary on the 15th anniversary of Hungary's NATO membership.

NATO General Secretary and the Hungarian Defense Minister at the Pápa air base | Szilárd Koszticsák / MTI

NATO air base to be extended in Pápa

D&T
Jul 2, 2013

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Hungarian Defense Minister Csaba Hende have laid the cornerstone for a new Heavy Airlift Wing hangar complex at the NATO air base near the town of Pápa in north-west Hungary.

Hungarian Gripen aircraft during exercise | Hungarian Ministry of Defense

Hungarian planes to police skies of Slovenia, Baltics

D&T
Nov 13, 2012

Fighter aircraft of the Hungarian air force will be in charge of policing the airspace of Slovenia and the Baltic states under a NATO agreement, Defense Minister Csaba Hende said on Tuesday. These NATO countries do not have an air force of their own.

Hungary takes over Kabul Airport defense from Belgium | source: honvedelem.hu

Hungary takes over defense of Kabul airport

D&T
Oct 2, 2012

As of October 1st, Hungary took over the international mission to protect Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan from Belgium that performed this task for nearly ten years. Apart from Hungarians, the new protection force also includes Portuguese soldiers.

Radar station in Hungary | Source: MH LVIK

Hungarian army contributes to Euro 2012 security

D&T
Jun 14, 2012

Hungarian soldiers would be involved in efforts to guarantee security during the Euro 2012 European soccer championship, co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine, a Hungarian military official announced on the first day of the tournament.

Hungarian Interior Minister Sándor Pintér speaking | Gergely_Botár / kormany.hu_

International Border Police Conference in Budapest

D&T
Jun 7, 2012

This week, the Hungarian capital hosted the 20th International Border Police Conference that also touched upon issues concerning the defense of the EU’s common border. The event was attended by Border security guards from 42 countries.

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