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NATO To Set Up Command Centre In Hungary
- 9 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
NATO will set up new command centres in Hungary and Slovakia, Secretary- General Jens Stoltenberg said at a defence ministers’ meeting in Brussels. The new offices will be set up to complement the six existing command centres in eastern Europe, he said. The radical nationalist Jobbik party condemned “the government’s offer” to NATO to set up a command centre in Székesfehérvár, in central Hungary, ...
Székesfehérvár To Host Local NATO HQ
- 9 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Local NATO headquarters will be established in Hungary and Slovakia, defence ministers of the military alliance agreed on Thursday. NATO is expanding in Eastern Europe by referring to Russian aggression. The alliance set up similar offices in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, as well as Poland, Romania and Bulgaria, earlier this year. Székesfehérvár will host the Hungarian base, website 24.hu ...
NATO Command Centre To Boost Hungary’s Security
- 9 Oct 2015 4:04 AM
- current affairs
The new NATO force integration unit (NFIU) to be built in Székesfehérvár, in central Hungary, will boost Hungary’s security without endangering anyone, Defence Minister István Simicskó said. On Thursday, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced that NATO would set up new NATO force integration units in Slovakia and Hungary to complement the six existing units in eastern Europe.
Gripen Fighter Jets Alerted In Hungary
- 2 Oct 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Two Hungarian Gripen fighter planes were alerted on Thursday because of a Boeing 767 Canadian airliner, the Defence Ministry told state news agency MTI. The aircraft entered Slovak air space without contacting Slovak air control. The pilots still did not get in touch with Slovak air control after Slovak fighter planes intercepted the plane.
Brave Warrior 2015 Military Exercise Starts In NW Hungary
- 17 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
An international military exercise codenamed Brave Warrior 2015 started in Győr, in northwest Hungary, with Hungarian and US soldiers crossing the Moson branch of the River Danube on Thursday. The exercise will run through October 21. The opening event was visited by US Ambassador in Hungary Colleen Bell, Defence Ministry state secretary Tamás Vargha and deputy commander of the US’s 4th Infantry ...
The Soldier Of The Future: NATO Training In Hungary
- 13 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
At international military exercise Capable Logistician, outside the Hungarian town of Veszprem, a number of leading scientists and engineers gathered to demonstrate the latest in equipment and technology.
High on the agenda was ways to conserve energy on the battlefield, and prevent the need for vast quantities of fuel – often an enemy target in the past. Militaries from various NATO and NATO ...
Video: 'Brave Warrior' NATO Military Exercise In Hungary, 14-21 Sept.
- 12 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
An international military exercise dubbed Brave Warrior 2015 will be held in Hungary from September 14 to 21, the Defence Ministry said. The exercise, a part of a series of NATO drills in several countries, will involve 1,800 troops. The operations will be headed by Hungarian officers, and will involve servicemen from Slovakia, Ukraine, Slovenia, Romania, Croatia and the US, the ministry said in ...
Xpat Opinion: Toward A Police State In Hungary?
- 8 Sep 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to take a quick look at the amendments to existing laws on the army and the police that, in Viktor Orbán’s words, will start a new era in Hungary. The projected date of this new beginning is September 15–that is, if Fidesz-KDNP has its way and four-fifths of MPs present vote for the extended use of the army and the police in the border regions and elsewhere.
Hungary Has Taken Over Airspace Defence Of Baltic Countries
- 4 Sep 2015 9:14 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will be in charge of the protection of the airspace of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for a period of four months as of 1 September as part of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission. At the official rotation ceremony, which was attended by Defence Minister Csaba Hende, Hungary took over the mission at the Siauliai Air Base in Lithuania from Norway and Italy.
NATO To Set Up Command Centre In Hungary
- 9 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
NATO will set up new command centres in Hungary and Slovakia, Secretary- General Jens Stoltenberg said at a defence ministers’ meeting in Brussels. The new offices will be set up to complement the six existing command centres in eastern Europe, he said. The radical nationalist Jobbik party condemned “the government’s offer” to NATO to set up a command centre in Székesfehérvár, in central Hungary, ...
Székesfehérvár To Host Local NATO HQ
- 9 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Local NATO headquarters will be established in Hungary and Slovakia, defence ministers of the military alliance agreed on Thursday. NATO is expanding in Eastern Europe by referring to Russian aggression. The alliance set up similar offices in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, as well as Poland, Romania and Bulgaria, earlier this year. Székesfehérvár will host the Hungarian base, website 24.hu ...
NATO Command Centre To Boost Hungary’s Security
- 9 Oct 2015 4:04 AM
- current affairs
The new NATO force integration unit (NFIU) to be built in Székesfehérvár, in central Hungary, will boost Hungary’s security without endangering anyone, Defence Minister István Simicskó said. On Thursday, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced that NATO would set up new NATO force integration units in Slovakia and Hungary to complement the six existing units in eastern Europe.
Gripen Fighter Jets Alerted In Hungary
- 2 Oct 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Two Hungarian Gripen fighter planes were alerted on Thursday because of a Boeing 767 Canadian airliner, the Defence Ministry told state news agency MTI. The aircraft entered Slovak air space without contacting Slovak air control. The pilots still did not get in touch with Slovak air control after Slovak fighter planes intercepted the plane.
Brave Warrior 2015 Military Exercise Starts In NW Hungary
- 17 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
An international military exercise codenamed Brave Warrior 2015 started in Győr, in northwest Hungary, with Hungarian and US soldiers crossing the Moson branch of the River Danube on Thursday. The exercise will run through October 21. The opening event was visited by US Ambassador in Hungary Colleen Bell, Defence Ministry state secretary Tamás Vargha and deputy commander of the US’s 4th Infantry ...
The Soldier Of The Future: NATO Training In Hungary
- 13 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
At international military exercise Capable Logistician, outside the Hungarian town of Veszprem, a number of leading scientists and engineers gathered to demonstrate the latest in equipment and technology.
High on the agenda was ways to conserve energy on the battlefield, and prevent the need for vast quantities of fuel – often an enemy target in the past. Militaries from various NATO and NATO ...
Video: 'Brave Warrior' NATO Military Exercise In Hungary, 14-21 Sept.
- 12 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
An international military exercise dubbed Brave Warrior 2015 will be held in Hungary from September 14 to 21, the Defence Ministry said. The exercise, a part of a series of NATO drills in several countries, will involve 1,800 troops. The operations will be headed by Hungarian officers, and will involve servicemen from Slovakia, Ukraine, Slovenia, Romania, Croatia and the US, the ministry said in ...
Xpat Opinion: Toward A Police State In Hungary?
- 8 Sep 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to take a quick look at the amendments to existing laws on the army and the police that, in Viktor Orbán’s words, will start a new era in Hungary. The projected date of this new beginning is September 15–that is, if Fidesz-KDNP has its way and four-fifths of MPs present vote for the extended use of the army and the police in the border regions and elsewhere.
Hungary Has Taken Over Airspace Defence Of Baltic Countries
- 4 Sep 2015 9:14 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will be in charge of the protection of the airspace of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for a period of four months as of 1 September as part of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission. At the official rotation ceremony, which was attended by Defence Minister Csaba Hende, Hungary took over the mission at the Siauliai Air Base in Lithuania from Norway and Italy.