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Ukrainian Crisis: Armed Men Hold Up OSCE Observers
Ministry of Defence, March 7, 2014 5:31 PM
In the morning of Thursday, March 6, military observers of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) were en route to the Crimean Peninsula when unknown armed men stopped them, Western news agencies reported in the afternoon.
Ukraine Is the Most Important Security Issue in Europe
Ministry of Defence, February 27, 2014 4:07 PM
The situation in Ukraine and the development of the North Atlantic Alliance’s defence capabilities were top of the agenda at the meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence on Wednesday, 26 February, it was revealed at a press conference held by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen following the discussions.
Micro Water Purification Plant has been installed at the Air Base
Ministry of Defence, February 19, 2014 8:33 AM
“This project proves that the defence industry companies operating under the supervision of the Ministry of Defence are effective and ready to meet the challenges of our age, not only in the field of services needed for the operation of the Hungarian Defence Forces, but also in the field of civil application”, Dr. István Dankó, the Administrative State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday, February 18 in Kecskemét.
The Defence Policy Directors of the Visegrad states (V4) met in Budapest
Ministry of Defence, February 12, 2014 12:27 PM
The Defence Policy Directors of the Visegrad states (V4) met in Budapest on 10-11 February 2014 for the second time under the Hungarian V4 presidency.
The Hungarian Defence Industry Has Not Been But Will Be
Ministry of Defence, February 11, 2014 1:31 PM
“The Hungarian defence industry has not been but will be”, Minister of Defence Csaba Hende stated at the opening of the conference “Security Market 2013–2014” on Tuesday, February 11 in Budapest.
NCOs and Enlisted Personnel to Receive Salary Supplement in the Hungarian Defence Forces
Ministry of Defence, February 10, 2014 4:09 PM
“The NCOs and enlisted personnel serving with the Hungarian Defence Forces are going to receive a gross salary supplement of HUF 10,000 per month until the comprehensive introduction of the new public service career path model” – Minister of Defence Csaba Hende announced on Monday, February 10 at the annual assessment and tasking meeting of military leaders.
Paying Tribute to the Don Heroes
Ministry of Defence, February 10, 2014 2:14 PM
The example of the 2nd Hungarian Army shows that many times the bodily weak and our defenceless fellow human beings were the greatest force, the carriers of the spiritual and mental power of Hungarian people” – Tamás Vargha, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence said in Sárospatak on February 7.
Hungarian and Slovenian ministers sign agreement on joint air control
Ministry of Defence, January 17, 2014 3:00 PM
Hungary's Gripen fighters will join air control operations in Slovenia in line with an agreement signed by Hungarian Defence Minister Csaba Hende and his Slovenian counterpart, Roman Jakic, at the air base of Kecskemét, on Friday.
Victims of the Don commemorated in Debrecen
Ministry of Defence, January 14, 2014 9:08 AM
A large number of people gathered in the military cemetery in Debrecen in the morning of 10th January in order to commemorate the victims of the Soviet breakthrough on the river Don. At the 71st anniversary of the tragic events in the Don bend a wreath-laying ceremony was organized by the 5th Bocskai István Rifle Brigade and the Debrecen branch of the “Honvédség and Society” Support Group.
Hungarian Gripens to perform NATO air control over Slovenia
Ministry of Defence, January 3, 2014 2:27 PM
Hungarian Gripen fighters are to provide the protection of unified NATO airspace not only over Hungary as in accordance with the plans Slovenia, which has no fighter capabilities, has been in our area of responsibility since the beginning of this year – Hungarian daily Magyar Nemzet reports on Thursday.