Introduction
How is the Military in Hungary and how does it work to maintain Sucity and fight terrorism? In terms of Military and security forces, we have the Hungarian Defense Forces (HDF or Magyar Honvédség): the HDF is organized as a joint force under a general staff with commands for land, air, cyber, special operations, territorial defense, and support forces (2024).
In Hungary, the Hungarian Defense Forces (HDF) are responsible for ensuring the defense of the country’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and citizens, and fulfilling Hungary’s commitments to the EU and NATO, as well as contributing to other international peacekeeping efforts under the UN; the HDF is also responsible for some aspects of domestic security, crisis management, disaster response, and assisting law enforcement forces in border security; Hungary’s most recent national security strategy addressed migration as an important security concern, alongside other issues, such as great power competition and cyber security; modernizing the HDF by replacing Soviet-era equipment with Western systems and building up Hungary’s defense industrial capacity has been a priority over the past decade

Hungary has been a member of NATO since 1999 and considers the collective defense ensured within the Alliance as a cornerstone of the country’s security; NATO membership is complemented by Hungary’s ties to the EU under its Common Security and Defense Policy; the HDF has participated in multiple NATO-led security missions, including in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kosovo, as well as EU-led missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mali; it hosts a NATO battlegroup comprised of troops from Croatia, Hungary, Italy, and the US, and NATO’s Multinational Division Center, a headquarters capable of commanding a division-sized force (typically 15-20,000 troops) in a crisis; both organizations were established as a result of Russian aggression against Ukraine; Hungary also hosts NATO’s Center of Excellence for Military Medicine; Hungary is a member of the Visegrad Group, a regional platform that brings together Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia to discuss cultural, defense, and political cooperation (2024)
Security and military information of Hungary
Military and security service personnel strengths approximately 21,000 active-duty troops (16,000 Army; 5,000 Air Force) (2024)
Military equipment inventories and acquisitions the HDF has a mix of Soviet-era and more modern, Western equipment from such countries as Germany, France, Sweden, and the US; in 2017, Budapest launched a modernization program known as Zrinyi 2026, which was aimed at replacing its Soviet-era weaponry with modern systems, and increasing Hungary’s defense expenditure to 2% of GDP by 2024, in line with NATO spending targets  (2024)
Military service age and obligation 18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (abolished 2005); 6-month service obligation (2023). note: as of 2021, women comprised over 20% of Hungary's full-time military personnel
Military deployments 150 Bosnia-Herzegovina (EUFOR stabilization force); 150 Iraq (NATO); 410 Kosovo (NATO/KFOR); note - Hungary has small numbers of troops on several UN missions (2024).
Military expenditures
Military Expenditures 2024 2.1% of GDP (2024 est.)
Military Expenditures 2023 2.1% of GDP (2023)
Military Expenditures 2022 1.8% of GDP (2022)
Military Expenditures 2021 1.7% of GDP (2021)
Military Expenditures 2020 1.8% of GDP (2020)
Terrorism
In Hungary, the different Terrorist group(s) inlcude: Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)
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Hungary is found in Central Europe