Hungary hosts international training for military divers who salvage unexploded munitions

Soldiers from across Europe suited up in heavy diving equipment inside a cavernous flooded stone quarry deep beneath the Hungarian capital. Once their air tanks, flippers and waterproof diving suits were secured, they slipped beneath the cold water and, flashlights Read More …

Hungarian Major General takes over the Command of EUFOR in BiH

Hungarian Defense Minister Kristof Szalay-Bobrovniczky confirmed today that the command of the EUFOR Althea mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina will be taken over by Major General Laszlo Sticz from January 1, 2024, and announced the reinforcement of the mission with Read More …

Foreign Soldiers Complete Explosive Device Training in Hungary

The International Training Division of the Hungarian Defense Forces’ NCO Academy held a course for Belgian and Bosnia-Herzegovina soldiers in July. The Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) – Train the Trainer course was attended by ten participants from each country. The Read More …

Hungary: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service Alerted More Than a Thousand Times This Year

In the past six months, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service of the Hungarian Armed Forces has received more than a thousand reports of explosive devices. The number of safe underground destruction of explosive devices has exceeded 220. This article was Read More …