News in Brief Defense Minister: Development of the Hungarian Armed Forces is on schedule Oct 28, 2020 Minister Benkő told parliament’s national security committee that the Hungarian army should become a significant power for the region to guarantee peace, security and stability in central Europe.
News in Brief Defense Minister meets with Slovak counterpart to discuss regional defense Jul 23, 2020 Defense Minister Tibor Benkő has met with Jaroslav Nad’, his Slovak counterpart, to discuss the issues regarding regional defense.
News in Brief Hungary's defense spending will rise in 2021 Jul 07, 2020 The defense minister said the central budget approved by parliament on Friday has allocated HUF 778 billion (EUR 2.2bn) for defense purposes next year, up HUF 162 billion from 2020.
News in Brief V4 warns against defense cuts Jun 25, 2020 “The Hungarian government’s position is clear: the coronavirus epidemic will not impact development of the Hungarian military,” said Defense Minister Tibor Benkő.
News in Brief Intensifying European defense cooperation is now more important than ever Mar 06, 2020 Speaking at an informal meeting of EU counterparts in Zagreb on Thursday, Tibor Benkő highlighted the importance of European Union cooperation on illegal migration and hybrid warfare.
News in Brief Defense minister holds talks with commander of Hungarian troops in Iraq Jan 09, 2020 Sándor Farkas confirmed that Hungarian troops are ready to fulfil their duties in Iraq and are ready to react to unexpected events.
News in Brief Hungarian Armed Forces monitoring Iranian-US situation and are ready to take action Jan 08, 2020 Tibor Benkő said that despite recent developments, the highest security alert has not yet been introduced for Hungarian soldiers stationed in Iraq.
News in Brief Hungary spent nearly a quarter of its defense budget on development in 2019 Dec 17, 2019 Tibor Benkő, Minister of Defense, said the government undertaking for the defense budget to reach 2 percent of GDP by 2024 is on target.
News in Brief Hungary to expand defense cooperation with Bosnia-Herzegovina Nov 25, 2019 Minister Benkő said Hungary and Bosnia-Herzegovina face many of the same problems, challenges and risks, and they envisage possible solutions similarly.
News in Brief Hungary supports measures to boost EU’s security and defense capabilities Nov 13, 2019 After meeting his EU counterparts on Tuesday, Defense Minister Tibor Benkő said supporting greater defense capabilities will not undermine NATO but rather strengthen the alliance.
News in Brief New military commands to be established in Hungary Oct 28, 2019 Following a NATO ministerial meeting in Brussels, Defense Minister Tibor Benkő revealed that Hungary is in the process of establishing several different military commands in the country.
News in Brief Hungarian Armed Forces set up regional special operation command Oct 09, 2019 Defense Minister Tibor Benkő said the R-SOCC will be tasked with ensuring that troops serving in central European countries maintain peace.
News in Brief Defense Minister: Peace is very fragile Sep 24, 2019 “The peace surrounding us is very fragile,” Minister Benkő said, which means Hungary must be “ready and capable” of defending its borders, its citizens and safeguarding peace.
News in Brief Defense Minister: Hungary is serious about raising its defense budget Jun 28, 2019 Minister Benkő participated in a two-day ministerial meeting of NATO member states in which general agreement was expressed on the need to further strengthen the alliance, including in the area of combatting terrorism.
News in Brief Hungary to purchase missile defense system May 06, 2019 Defence Minister Tibor Benkő said Hungary is currently preparing a tender for the purchase of a missile defense system
News in Brief Hungarian army receives new EOD equipment Apr 25, 2019 Defense Minister Tibor Benkő said EOD duties remain an important part of the army’s tasks, given the large number of unexploded ordnance still being found in the country
News in Brief Hungary signs defense cooperation agreement with Croatia Apr 09, 2019 Tibor Benkő signed an inter-governmental agreement with Damir Krsticevic of Croatia on air policing and setting up a central European multinational division
News in Brief Hungary to increase number of peacekeeping troops Apr 01, 2019 Hungary remains committed to peacekeeping and anti-terrorism missions around the world and the headcount boost is partially designed to alleviate the United Nations' staff shortage in peacekeeping missions
News in Brief Hungary holds talks with Poland on bilateral defense cooperation Mar 20, 2019 Hungary’s Defense Minister Tibor Benkő has met his Polish counterpart Mariusz Blaszczak in Budapest for talks on bilateral defense cooperation