Editor's Foreword

140 ThE MiliTary BalancE 2010
fOREIgN fORCEs
United States US European Command: Army 11; Navy: 291;
USAF 57; USMC 12; 1 naval base located at Makri; 1 naval
base located at Soudha Bay; 1 air base located at Iraklion
Hungary HUN
hungarian Forint f 2008 2009 2010
GDP f 26.2tr 25.5tr
US$ 153bn 139bn
per capita US$ 15,374 14,082
Growth % 0.6 -6.7
inflation % 6.0 4.5
Def exp f 321bn
US$ 1.86bn
Def bdgt f 354bn 340bn 367bn
US$ 2.06bn 1.86bn
FMa (US) US$ 1.0m 1.0m 1.0m
US$1=f 172 183
Population 9,905,596
Ethnic groups: Romany 4%; German 3%; Serb 2%; Romanian 1%;
Slovak 1%
age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 8% 3% 3% 4% 23% 6%
Female 8% 3% 3% 4% 25% 9%
capabilities
ACTIVE 29,450 (army 10,936, air 5,664 Joint
12,850) Paramilitary 12,000
REsERVE 44,000 (army 35,200 air 8,800)
Terms of service HDF has a voluntarily (contracted soldier)
system.
ORgANIsATIONs By sERVICE
Hungary’s armed forces have reorganised into a joint
force.
Joint Component 12,850
fORCEs By ROLE
Comd 1 (HDF) HQ (Sig regt)
CS 1 Bde
EOD 1 Riverine ptrl bn
Land Component 10,936 (incl riverine
element)
fORCEs By ROLE
Armd 1 bn
Lt inf 2 bde (total: 4 mech inf, 1 lt inf, 1 mixed bn)
SOF 1 bn ; 1 AB/air asslt bn
Engr 1 bde ( 1 engr, 1 CBRN bn)
Log 1 regt
Sigs 1 regt
EQUIPMENT By TyPE
MBT 30 T-72
AIFV 164 BTR-80A
APC (W) 164 BTR-80
ARTY 219+
SP 122mm 153+ 2S1 Carnation in store awaiting disposal
TOWED 152mm 16 D-20
MOR 81mm 50
AT • MSL • MANPATS 130: 30 AT-4 9K111 Spigot; 100
AT-5 9K113 Spandrel
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS • PBR 2
fACILITIEs
Training Centre 2
Air Component 5,664
Flying hours 50 hrs/yr1 hel base (Szolnok), 2 air bases
(Kecskemet, Papa)
fORCEs By ROLE
Comd 1 Comd and Air Surv rgt
Multirole 1 tac ftr sqn with JAS-39 Gripen: 1 tac ftr sqn
with MiG-29B/MiG-29UB Fulcrum)
Tpt 1 tpt hel bn with Mi-/17 Hip; 1 tac airlift sqn
with An-26 Curl.
Trg 1 trg sqn with L-39ZO; Yak-52
Atk hel 1 (cbt) bn with Mi-24 Hind
AD 1 AD rgt with 9 Mistral bty; 3 SA-6 Gainful bty
NATO AT NATO Hy Airlift Wg with 3 C-17A Globemaster
based at Papa
EQUIPMENT By TyPE
AIRCRAFT 27 combat capable
MULTIROLE 14 JAS-39 Gripen (12 -C, 2 -D)
FTR 11 MiG-29B Fulcrum
TPT 5 An-26 Curl
TRG 18: 7 L-39ZO Albatros; 2 MiG-29UB Fulcrum*; 9 Yak-
52
HELICOPTERS
ATK 12 Mi-24 Hind
SPT 17: 10 Mi-8 Hip; 7 Mi-17 (Mi-8MT) Hip
AD • SAM 61
SP 16 SA-6 Gainful
MANPAD 45 Mistral
RADAR: 3 RAT-31DL, 6 P-18: 6 SZT-68U; 14 P-37
MSL
AAM AIM 120C AMRAAM on order; 84 AA-10 Alamo;
210 AA-11 Archer; 60 AIM-9 Sidewinder
ASM 20 AGM-65 Maverick; 150 AT-2 Swatter; 80 AT-6
Paramilitary 12,000
Border Guards 12,000 (to reduce)
Ministry of Interior
fORCEs By ROLE
Paramilitary 1 (Budapest) district (7 Rapid Reaction
coy); 11 (regt/district) regt
EQUIPMENT By TyPE
APC (W) 68 BTR-80