NATO’s battlegroup in Hungary has reached readiness for deployment in September, says defence ministry

One of the NATO battlegroups has been established in Hungary under Hungarian leadership and had already reached full operational readiness for deployment by the end of September, the Hungarian defence ministry said in a statement.

A NATO member since 1999, the Alliance’s presence in Hungary is significant. Based in Tata, Multinational Battlegroup Hungary is a NATO formation consisting of around a thousand soldiers from Hungary, Italy, Türkiye and Croatia. From 19^th to 30^th September, the Battlegroup took part in Exercise Brave Warrior 22, and was declared fully operational after demonstrating its capability to successfully plan and conduct operations alongside Allies and Partners.