Budapest, January 8 (MTI) – More than eighty Hungarian soldiers and four JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets of Hungary’s air force have returned after successfully completing a Baltic Air Policing mission, the defence ministry said on Friday. The Hungarian contingent handed…
Budapest (MTI) – The government is set to double its defence spending as a percentage of GDP by 2022, Defence Minister Istvan Simicsko said on Tuesday. Responding to a written question by Socialist lawmaker Marta Demeter, Simicsko said the government…
Budapest, December 2 (MTI) – Little by little, every joint military exercise makes NATO a stronger alliance, US Ambassador Colleen Bell said as she inspected the Thunder Cloud 2015 joint exercise at the Papa military air base in western Hungary…
Brussels, December 2 (MTI) – Montenegro’s invitation to become a member of NATO is “historic”, and Hungary did much to contribute to the process which has led to accession talks, Hungary’s foreign minister said on Wednesday. Attending the second day…
Brussels, December 1 (MTI) – As Hungary is committed to maintaining its support for Afghanistan’s stability, it will continue to station 113 troops there and contribute half a million US dollars a year to the costs of the NATO mission…
Budapest, November 27 (MTI) – Hungary plans to double its defence spending by 2022 in order to develop its armed forces, Defence Minister Istvan Simicsko said on Friday. The trials and tribulations of the recent period have further helped NATO…
Budapest, November 27 (MTI) – NATO is united in strengthening solidarity among its members despite differences in their views on security policy and geo-strategies, Speaker of Parliament Laszlo Kover said on Friday. Addressing a NATO conference in Budapest, Kover said…
Budapest, November 27 (MTI) – Hungary’s Gripen fighter planes protecting the airspace of the Baltic countries have been alerted mostly because of Russian planes, daily Magyar Idok said citing defence ministry information on Friday. The majority of planes intercepted by…
Budapest, November 25 (MTI) – The settlement of the situation in Syria and the fight against the Islamic State will only be successful if the transatlantic community and Russia coordinate their efforts, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Wednesday. The…
Budapest, November 19 (MTI) – The terrorist attacks against France highlight the need to take the arrival of migrants from war zones seriously, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday. European Union member states are, to varying degrees, at war…
Podgorica, November 6 (MTI) – Hungary fully supports Montenegro’s accession to NATO, as it would not only launch the integration of the western Balkan region into the military alliance but also boost its security, Zsolt Nemeth, head of parliament’s foreign…
Bucharest, November 4 (MTI) – Solidarity between NATO members should be expressed not only when facing a military or security threat but when affected by the migration crisis, President Janos Ader told a meeting of presidents of nine NATO countries…
Budapest, October 9 (MTI) – The new NATO force integration unit (NFIU) to be built in Szekesfehervar, in central Hungary, will boost Hungary’s security without endangering anyone, Defence Minister Istvan Simicsko said. On Thursday, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced that NATO…
Brussels, October 8 (MTI) – NATO will set up new command centres in Hungary and Slovakia, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said at a defence ministers’ meeting in Brussels on Thursday. The new offices will be set up to complement the six…
Budapest, October 8 (MTI) – European Union and NATO troops will be allowed to help Hungary in protecting its southern border, a government decree published in the latest issue of the official gazette Magyar Kozlony shows. The decree allows up…
Budapest, September 19 (MTI) – Hungarian radical nationalist party Jobbik on Saturday protested against and condemned the NATO command unit planned for the eastern European members of the EU. In a statement, the party’s spokesman also objected to the “ever…
Budapest, September 17 (MTI) – An international military exercise dubbed Brave Warrior 2015 started in Gyor, in northwest Hungary, with Hungarian and US soldiers crossing the Moson branch of the River Danube on Thursday. The military exercise will run through…
Budapest, September 16 (MTI) – A convoy of more than 500 United States soldiers and over 200 vehicles arrived in Hungary on Wednesday to take part in the NATO Brave Warrior 2015 exercises. The Defence Ministry said in a statement…
Budapest, September 12 (MTI) – Gripen fighters of the Hungarian armed forces completed their first interception operation on a mission to patrol the air space of Baltic NATO members, the defence ministry said on Saturday. The Gripens received an alert…
Budapest, August 27 (MTI) – NATO will deploy an E3A AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) aircraft in Hungary to participate in a military exercise in mid September, daily Napi Gazdasag said on Thursday. The exercise will provide training for…