Hungary Hosting EU's Largest Military Exercise
- 26 Mar 2025 6:39 AM
MILEX 2025, the European Union's largest military exercise, will be held in Hungary from March 25 to April 10 to test land operation capabilities of the EU's battle groups, the defence ministry said on Tuesday.
The exercises are to test rapid response and the coordination capabilities of participating countries in a live setting, the ministry said, adding that they will take place at the Papa Air Base and the Central Shooting and Training Range, where the battle group's readiness will be tested with live fire and tactical maneuvers.
Ferenc Kajari, the deputy chief of staff of the Hungarian armed forces, said participation in the exercise was also "an expression of Hungary's commitment to strengthening the defence capabilities of the EU". "The effectiveness of rapid response and cooperation will be crucial in terms of tackling security challenges in the future," Kajari added.
Fully 900 troops from Hungary, Poland, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Ireland, Spain, France, Croatia, Lithuania and Latvia, will participate under an EUROCORPS command.
More:
eeas.europa.eu/eeas/milex-25_en
Photo courtesy defence.hu
Source:
MTI - The Hungarian News Agency, founded in 1881.
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