Strengthening our relationship with NATO and gradually increasing Hungary’s defense spending to match the level prescribed by a 2006 NATO decision are among Prime Minister Orbán’s top priorities.
The Hungarian state has purchased British-Austrian-owned company Hirtenberger Defense Systems. Hirtenberger has been developing artillery equipment and ammunition for 160 years.
Hungary supports the US president’s assertion that European countries should channel more reasonable levels of funding towards their armed forces and security needs, the prime minister said
The foreign minister said Hungary has embarked on a comprehensive military reform with a view to producing a regionally competitive army
Prime Minister Orbán recently announced that defense expenditures will more than double in the coming years.
In a Europe that has experienced acts of terrorism with increasing frequency in recent years, Hungary stands out as an island of security at the heart of the continent. The reasons are many, but important among them is the political will to keep it like that. In addition to the border fence securing an otherwise vulnerable stretch of the European Union’s southeastern border, the Orbán Government bolstered defense forces through the Zrinyi 2026 program.
The government is pushing forward with the development of the Hungarian Defence Forces. The first phase of the Zrínyi 2026 National Defence and Armed Forces Development Program has already been launched
Hungarian soldiers have fulfilled their duties to the highest standards also in the protection of our southern borders in the past eighteen months to two years, Hungary's defense minister said