8 result(s) for army aircraft in Current Affairs
Updated: Gripen Fighter Crashes in Hungary, Pilot Flown to Hospital
- 26 Aug 2026 8:38 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian Air Force Gripen fighter jet crashed near Szolnok on Monday morning, with the pilot successfully ejecting from the aircraft.
Updated: Heavier Traffic Warning During Huge Hungarian Armed Forces Exercise
- 26 Sep 2025 10:29 AM
- current affairs
Adaptive Hussars 2025 (ADHU 25), the biggest and most complex exercise of the Hungarian Armed Forces since the change in political system, begins on Sept 1, defence ministry said in a statement.
Hungarians & Foreigners Leave Lebanon on Army Aircraft from Hungary
- 2 Aug 2024 7:01 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The foreign ministry has contacted 165 Hungarian citizens living in Lebanon and offered them help to leave in the wake of a recent escalation of events in the Middle East; 18 Hungarian citizens and their family members are returning to Hungary in a joint operation with the defence ministry, the foreign minister said.
Hungarian Gripens Scrambled 6 Times to Intercept Russian Aircraft in Baltics
- 22 Sep 2022 6:37 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungarian Gripen fighter jets policing Baltic airspace as part of a NATO mission were scrambled six times to intercept Russian military planes in the past two months, the commander of the Baltic Air Policing mission (BAP) said at the Šiauliai airbase in Lithuania.
All Known Hungarians in Afghanistan Evacuated
- 28 Aug 2021 5:17 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Hungarian army has evacuated altogether 540 people from Afghanistan, including all Hungarian citizens known to be in the country, Defence Minister Tibor Benkő said.
Hungary To Buy Iron Dome Radar System From Israel
- 14 Dec 2020 9:01 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s armed forces are purchasing the radar system of Israel’s Iron Dome air defence system which provides protection from short-range rockets and artillery shells, the news portal of Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth said.
Hungary To Spend $1.6 Billion On Weapons, Ammunition, Barracks In 2018
- 11 Jan 2018 7:58 AM
- current affairs
Nearly one-fourth of Hungary’s 2018 defense budget of HUF 428 billion (USD 1.6 billion) is to be spent upgrading weapons and equipment, as well as renovating army barracks in three locations, reports Magyar Idők.
Passenger Jet Intercepted By Hungarian Gripens
- 5 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian army’s Gripen fighter jets were scrambled on Tuesday to intercept a passenger jet which entered unannounced Slovenia‘s airspace patrolled by Hungary, the defence ministry said.
Updated: Gripen Fighter Crashes in Hungary, Pilot Flown to Hospital
- 26 Aug 2026 8:38 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian Air Force Gripen fighter jet crashed near Szolnok on Monday morning, with the pilot successfully ejecting from the aircraft.
Updated: Heavier Traffic Warning During Huge Hungarian Armed Forces Exercise
- 26 Sep 2025 10:29 AM
- current affairs
Adaptive Hussars 2025 (ADHU 25), the biggest and most complex exercise of the Hungarian Armed Forces since the change in political system, begins on Sept 1, defence ministry said in a statement.
Hungarians & Foreigners Leave Lebanon on Army Aircraft from Hungary
- 2 Aug 2024 7:01 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The foreign ministry has contacted 165 Hungarian citizens living in Lebanon and offered them help to leave in the wake of a recent escalation of events in the Middle East; 18 Hungarian citizens and their family members are returning to Hungary in a joint operation with the defence ministry, the foreign minister said.
Hungarian Gripens Scrambled 6 Times to Intercept Russian Aircraft in Baltics
- 22 Sep 2022 6:37 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungarian Gripen fighter jets policing Baltic airspace as part of a NATO mission were scrambled six times to intercept Russian military planes in the past two months, the commander of the Baltic Air Policing mission (BAP) said at the Šiauliai airbase in Lithuania.
All Known Hungarians in Afghanistan Evacuated
- 28 Aug 2021 5:17 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Hungarian army has evacuated altogether 540 people from Afghanistan, including all Hungarian citizens known to be in the country, Defence Minister Tibor Benkő said.
Hungary To Buy Iron Dome Radar System From Israel
- 14 Dec 2020 9:01 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s armed forces are purchasing the radar system of Israel’s Iron Dome air defence system which provides protection from short-range rockets and artillery shells, the news portal of Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth said.
Hungary To Spend $1.6 Billion On Weapons, Ammunition, Barracks In 2018
- 11 Jan 2018 7:58 AM
- current affairs
Nearly one-fourth of Hungary’s 2018 defense budget of HUF 428 billion (USD 1.6 billion) is to be spent upgrading weapons and equipment, as well as renovating army barracks in three locations, reports Magyar Idők.
Passenger Jet Intercepted By Hungarian Gripens
- 5 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian army’s Gripen fighter jets were scrambled on Tuesday to intercept a passenger jet which entered unannounced Slovenia‘s airspace patrolled by Hungary, the defence ministry said.