Rheinmetall Constructs a New Hybrid Facility in Hungary
Rheinmetall is establishing a new facility in Szeged, Hungary, to increase its presence in the EU and NATO partner countries.
Hungary News
Land
Investment
Engine and Transmission
Air
Hungary Procures Four Additional Gripen C Fighter Jets
Hungary will increase the size of its Saab Gripen C/D fighter jet fleet with an agreement announced on February 23, 2024, to acquire four additional aircraft.
Land
Investment
Bilateral Relations
Turkiye and Hungary Deepen Relations with Gidran
Turkish-Hungarian relations will be strengthened with the partnership established by companies in the defence industry of the two countries.
Land
Hungary Joins Rheinmetall in Panther KF51 MBT
Hungary collaborates with Rheinmetall in a 288 million euro deal for the Panther KF51 main battle tank.
Investment
Land
Rheinmetall Opens its Factory in Hungary
Rheinmetall officially opened its Lynx infantry fighting vehicle factory in Zalaegerszeg, Hungary, on 18 August 2023.
Land
Lynx Production Line in Hungary Starts
Rheinmetall announced plans for a Lynx production line in Hungary past months. The company announced the initiation of pre-serial production in the plant.
Land
Lynxes are in Hungary
Hungary is rearming and restructuring the armed forces with Western equipment and vehicles.
Weapon / Missile
Germany delivered the first PzH 2000 howitzer to the György Klapka
KMW delivered the Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled howitzers as part of a $1.8 billion contract signed on December 19, 2018.
Land
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
Hungarian Minister Visits Turkiye to Deepen Cooperation
Invited by his Turkish counterpart Mustafa Varank, Hungarian Minister of Technology and Industry Laszlo Palkovics visited Turkiye. Two ministers held bilateral meetings while the Hungarian minister paid particular interest in the Turkish defence industry.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
EDA's MHTC takes shape as Technical Arrangement is signed
European Defence Agency (EDA) announced on its website that the Technical Arrangement (TA) defining the organisation, missions, and responsibilities of the Multinational Helicopter Training Centre (MHTC) at Sintra Airbase in Portugal was signed by 14 founding countries on June 28. The founding countries are; Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Greece, Greek Cyprus, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, and Sweden. The signing marks the beginning of the Centre’s technical and logistical development, which is expected to become a reference for multination military helicopter training.
Land
Hungarian Gidrán tested with Rheinmetall's Mortar
Hungaria tests a 120-millimetre mortar mounted on a Gidrán combat vehicle. Turkish Defence Company Nurol Savunma exported Ejder Yalçın as Gidrán to Hungary.
Land
Investment
Nurol Makina will produce vehicles in Europe
Nurol Makina has recently established a company in Hungary, Nurol Makina Hungary to produce armoured vehicles in Hungary .
Land
Nurol Makina’s Ejder Yalçın (Gidrán) is spotted at the Hungarian Border
After the Russian attack on Ukraine, the border units of neighbouring countries were alarmed. Civilians fleeing the war headed west. While Hungary became a shelter for civilians, the prime minister of this country also supervised the preparations on the border.
Unmanned Systems
Hungary Tests Vestel’s Karayel-SU UCAV
Hungary had stated an interest in Turkish armed drones. Turkish Vestel Defence’s Karayel-SU is being tested at Pápa Bázisrepültér (Pápa Air Base), which is located 160 kilometres west of Budapest. The information was supplied by the Hungarian defence publication lhsn.hu, along with images showing Karayel-SU on the ground and in the air.
