Hungarian Defence Forces

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armed forces military organization

The Hungarian Defence Forces are the unified military organization of Hungary, responsible for the country’s national defense and participation in international peacekeeping and NATO operations.

Aliases (10)

Hungarian Air Force ×3
Hungarian Army ×2
Hungarian People's Army ×2
Royal Hungarian Honvéd ×2
armed forces of Hungary ×2
Hungarian Armed Forces ×1
Hungarian Defence Forces (through the Minister of Defence) ×1
Hungarian Ground Forces ×1
Hungarian Honvédség ×1
Magyar Honvédség ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed forces → military organization →
abbreviation	HDF →
alliance	NATO →
budgetType	defence budget of Hungary →
civilianAuthority	Minister of Defence of Hungary →
commanderInChief	President of Hungary →
conscription	suspended →
controlledBy	Government of Hungary →
country	Hungary →
employer	Hungarian military personnel →
equipmentType	armoured fighting vehicles → artillery → fighter aircraft → helicopters → tanks → transport aircraft →
established	1949 →
garrison	Budapest →
hasBranch	Hungarian Air Force → Hungarian Ground Forces → Hungarian Special Operations Forces → Hungarian Territorial Defence Forces →
hasComponent	active forces → reserve forces →
headquartersLocation	Budapest →
language	Hungarian →
legalBasis	Constitution of Hungary →
militaryAge	18 →
mission	defence of Hungary's airspace → defence of Hungary's independence → defence of Hungary's territorial integrity → fulfilment of international military obligations →
modernizationProgram	Zrínyi 2026 →
nativeName	Magyar Honvédség →
participatedIn	EUFOR Althea → Iraq War → KFOR → UN peacekeeping missions → War in Afghanistan →
partOf	North Atlantic Treaty Organization →
precededBy	Royal Hungarian Army →
role	national defence of Hungary → participation in NATO operations → participation in international peacekeeping operations →
subordinateTo	Ministry of Defence of Hungary →
type	professional volunteer military →
uses	Hungarian forint →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party ("Hungarian People's Army") → MSZMP ("armed forces of Hungary") →	controlled
JAS 39 Gripen ("Hungarian Air Force") → StuG III ("Hungarian Army") →	operator
Hungarian 2nd Army ("Royal Hungarian Honvéd") → Royal Hungarian Air Force ("Royal Hungarian Honvéd") →	partOf
Leopard 2 → Mil Mi-24 ("Hungarian Air Force") →	usedBy
Gusztáv Jány ("Hungarian Armed Forces") →	employer
Hungarian Defence Forces ("Hungarian Ground Forces") →	hasBranch
Prague Spring ("Hungarian People's Army") →	invadingForce
Treaty of Paris (1947) ("armed forces of Hungary") →	limited
Soviet–Hungarian War →	mainParticipant
Károly Takács ("Hungarian Army") →	memberOf
Károly Takács ("Hungarian Honvédség") →	militaryBranch
Hungarian Defence Forces ("Magyar Honvédség") →	nativeName
Royal Hungarian Air Force →	operatedBy
Hungarian government ("Hungarian Defence Forces (through the Minister of Defence)") →	oversees
Royal Hungarian Air Force ("Hungarian Air Force") →	successor