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Montenegrin Chief of Defence Pays Official Visit to Hungary
Ministry of Defence, June 27, 2012 3:30 PM
Vice-Admiral Dragan Samardzic is staying in Hungary on a three-day official visit. Brig.-Gen. László Szabó, the Chief of the MoD Defence Staff Training Directorate received the Chief of the General Staff of the Montenegrin Armed Forces at the Budapest “Ferenc Liszt” International Airport on June 24.
Medal Parade in Sarajevo
Ministry of Defence, June 25, 2012 10:13 AM
The mission of the 10th rotation of the HDF EUFOR contingent has reached an important landmark: on June 14 the Hungarian peacekeepers participated in the traditional medal parade. The event symbolized the successful accomplishment of the soldiers’ six-month tour of duty in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Csaba Hende Visits NATO Base in Germany
Ministry of Defence, June 25, 2012 10:07 AM
On Thursday, June 21 Defence Minister Csaba Hende and Lt.-Gen. Dr. Zoltán Orosz, the Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff visited the NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany.
Ukrainian–Hungarian Border Meeting
Ministry of Defence, June 14, 2012 1:20 PM
Gen. Dr. Tibor Benkő, the Chief of the MoD Defence Staff met Lt.-Gen. Volodymyr Zamana, the Chief of the General Staff of the armed forces of Ukraine on June 13. Heading a delegation, the Hungarian Chief of Defence held official bilateral discussions with his counterpart along the Hungarian–Ukrainian border.
What a Lot of Green! – Reporting from Afghanistan
Ministry of Defence, June 14, 2012 9:08 AM
The members of the seventh rotation of the HDF Mi-35 Air Mentor Team (AMT-7) and the second rotation of the HDF Mi-17 Air Advisory Team (AAT-2) – together with the soldiers posted to individual positions taking their paid leave – left Mazar-e Sharif for Debrecen in the morning of Friday, June 1.
Hungarian Aid Has Reached Its Destination
Ministry of Defence, June 6, 2012 11:19 AM
The relief offered by the government of Hungary to help the Syrian refugees has arrived in Turkey.
Tradition and innovation – armament cooperation with India
Ministry of Defence, June 6, 2012 9:01 AM
The 5th Hungary-India Joint Defence Committee Meeting - which is the highest level forum focusing at elaborating and reviewing the defence cooperation programmes between Hungary and India - was finalized by the signing of the Minutes of the Plenary Session. The Co-Chairmen anonymously stated that the current JDC meeting was the most successful among the last years’ meetings.
Brothers in arm(ament)s
Ministry of Defence, June 5, 2012 5:27 PM
The 4th Bilateral Hungarian-Italian National Armaments Directors’ Meeting was held in Budapest between 23rd and 24th May 2012. Lieutenant General Claudio Debertolis, Defence Secretary of Ministry of Defence of Italy and his delegation arrived in Hungary for the invitation of Mr Gábor Márki, Deputy State Secretary for Defence Economy of Ministry of Defence of Hungary.
Commander of Arrabona Regiment is New Chief of Staff at NATO HQ Sarajevo
Ministry of Defence, June 4, 2012 1:02 PM
At a ceremony held on May 24 Col. Tibor Rózsa, the Chief of the CIMIC Directorate of the HDF Joint Force Command handed over the responsibilities of chief of staff of NATO Headquarters Sarajevo (NHQ Sa) to his successor to the post, Col. (Eng.) Ferenc Kovács, the commander of the HDF 12th Arrabona Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) Regiment of Győr.
Feel the Pulse of Kosovo – Reporting from Kosovo
Ministry of Defence, June 4, 2012 12:10 PM
They are the eye and ear of the commander of KFOR, being tasked with supplying the leaders of the peacekeeping mission in Kosovo with various important pieces of information. For this reason, their slogan is “Feel the pulse of Kosovo”.