List of equipment of the Hungarian Ground Forces

This is a list of equipment in active use by the Hungarian Ground Forces.

Infantry weapons

Firearms Model Image Origin Type Calibre Notes Handguns CZ P-07 CZ P-09 Semi-automatic pistol9×19mm Produced in Hungary under licence. Glock 17 Semi-automatic pistol9×19mm Used by special forces. Submachine guns CZ Scorpion Evo 3 Submachine gun9×19mm Produced in Hungary under licence. Heckler & Koch MP5A3 Submachine gun9×19mm Used by special forces. Rifles and assault rifles CZ Bren 2 Assault rifle5.56×45mm NATO Main service rifle. Produced in Hungary under licence. M4A1 Assault rifle / carabine5.56×45mm NATO Used by special forces. AK-63 Assault rifle7.62x39mm Modernized variant of the AKM rifle. 7700 rifles have been upgraded in the 2010s and the rest of were replaced by the CZ Bren 2. Versions: AK-63D/E/MF. Sniper rifles CZ BREN 2 BR Semi-automatic 7.62×51mm NATO Squad level marksman rifle. M110 Semi-automatic 7.62×51mm NATO Used by special forces. SVD Bolt action 7.62×54mmR Will be replaced 7.62×51mm NATO caliber CZ BREN 2 BR squad level marksman rifle. M24 SWS Bolt action sniper rifle7.62×51mm NATO Used by special forces. Unique Alpine TPG-3 A4 Bolt action sniper rifle7.62×51mm NATO Used by special forces. Gepárd Anti-materiel rifle12.7×99mm NATO Machine guns M249 SAW 5.56×45mm NATO Used by special forces. FN MAG 7.62×51mm NATO Primary 7.62×51mm NATO caliber machine gun mounted on the Leopard 2A4 tanks, PZH 2000s and the Airbus helicopters. PKM 7.62×54mmR Will be replaced by a 7.62×51mm NATO caliber machine gun. M2 Browning 12.7×99mm NATO Mainly used or will be used in remote controlled weapon stations of vehicles (e.g. Gidrán, Lynx, Leopard 2A7HU). Shotguns Remington 870 Marine Pump action shotgun12-gauge

Explosives Model Image Origin Type Calibre Notes Anti-tank weapons 9K111 Fagot 120mm 9M113 Konkurs 135mm 9K115-2 Metis-M 130mm Unknown number delivered by Russia between 1996 and 1997. Spike LR2 152mm On order for the Lynx armoured fighting vehicle and for the infantry platoons as well. The long range Spike ER2 will be integrated to the Airbus H145M helicopters. Carl Gustaf M4 Recoilless rifle84×246mmR Last batch delivered December 2024. RGW110 Rocket launcher110mm Ordered in large numbers and they are to be delivered around 2025. Grenades and grenade launchers H&K M320 Under-barrel grenade launcher40×46mm LV Used by special forces. Mk 19 Mod 3 40×53mm HV Used by special forces.

Artillery Model Image Origin Variant Quantity in active service Notes Mortars EXPAL M-08 Combi 60mm mortar 96 82-BM-37 82mm mortar ~ 50 Hirtenberger M12 120mm mortar A "low double-digit number" of systems was delivered February 2024. Artillery D-20 12 283 in reserve. PzH 2000 24 The deliveries have been completed. Multiple rocket launchers HIMARS Multiple rocket launcher system Multiple rocket launcher system (24 on order) In February 2022 Hungary showed its interest to buy new M142 HIMARS multiple launch rocket system from the United States. The potential sale was blocked by Jim Risch, a high-ranking member of the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee due to Hungary's opposition to Sweden's NATO membership.GOP senator blocks arms sale to Hungary for stalling Sweden’s NATO bid

On April 8, 2026, Vice President J.D. Vance during a visit in Hungary signed a contract for Hungary to procure HIMARS systems worth $700 million.https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/04/advancing-the-united-states-hungary-bilateral-partnership/

Anti-air Model Image Origin Variant Quantity in active service Notes Anti-aircraft guns Skyranger 30 1 prototype for testing, more to be ordered later Hungary has ordered Lynx-based Skyranger 30 systems equipped with a 30 millimeter gun and Mistral Missiles. Surface-to-air-missile systems 2K12 Kub 12 (32 in reserve) Modernized in cooperation with Poland. Mistral 45 Mistral Atlas twin-launchers + 9 MCPsBoth Mistral 2 and Mistral 3 missiles are in use, MCPs have been upgraded as well. NASAMS 2 systems delivered, 4+1 systems on order Kongsberg Defence Systems and Raytheon Technologies were awarded a 410 million euro contract to deliver the NASAMS system to the Hungarian Defence forces.

Vehicles Model Image Origin Variant Quantity in active service Notes Main battle tanks Leopard 2 Leopard 2A7+Leopard 2A4 4412 Last Leopard 2A7+ delivered on 12th December 2025 and 12 Leopard 2A4 tanks delivered in advance for training purposes. T-72 T-72M1 34 (164 total) 130 tanks in reserve. Will be replaced by the Leopard 2A7+ in the 2020s. Armoured fighting vehicles Lynx KF41 46/218 On August 16, 2020, the Government of Hungary and Rheinmetall Group have signed a contract to start manufacturing of Lynx infantry fighting vehicle family in Hungary. Approximately 50 units will be manufactured per year. Estimated to reach full operational capability in the Hungarian Defence Forces by 2026–2027. The following versions will be produced: Infantry fighting vehicle (base model), mortar carrier (120 mm), ambulance and mobile command post (C2/C3). The 209 pieces of Lynx will be protected by the Rheinmetall's StrikeShield Active Protection System. A government document published in June 2021 talks about 256 Lynx infantry fighting vehicles being ordered. It also mentions the development and production of an air-defence variant using the Lynx chassis. BTR-80 BTR-80ABTR-80BTR-80 SKJBTR-80 VSFBTR-80 MVJBTR-80 MPAEJBTR-80 MPFJ 120260124UnknownUnknownUnknown 555 units received from Russia between 1996 and 1999. Modernized Hungarian-upgraded BTR-80s for technical rescue, medical rescue and NBC missions. Total number of vehicles add up to 600. Ejder YalcinGidrán 200 40 Ejder Yalcin vehicles bought from Turkey's Nurol Makina, the rest to be manufactured in Hungary under license under the name Gidrán. Total of 400+ planned for multiple purposes. Some will be equipped with 120mm mortars. NMS 4x4 M1151 HMMWV 90+ Most of them used by the Hungarian special forces. Oshkosh M-ATV 20 Used by the Hungarian special forces in Afghanistan. Cougar 13 Used by the Hungarian special forces in Afghanistan. International MaxxPro ~42 Bought second-hand. All-terrain vehicles Polaris RZR 12+2 Used by the Hungarian special forces. Military engineering vehicles PTS PTS-2 50+ Some in reserve. Very large tracked amphibious vehicle used for crossing water bodies and building bridges across rivers. PMP 3 3 active sets. Each set consists of 32 river element, 4 bank element, 2 track element, 12 bridging boat and 38 KrAZ-255. The maximal length of bridge made from one set is 227 metres. TMM TMM-3 4 BAT-2 BAT-2 2 VT-55 VT-55 2 VT-72B 2 MT-55A 2 BLG-60M BLG-60M2 Leguan 2 delivered 12 on order. The new Leguans are going to replace the BLG-60M armoured bridgelayers which will be transferred to the 37th Engineer Regiment. WISENT 2 5 2 on order. Büffel (BPz 3) At least 2 delivered 9 vehicles were ordered in September 2020 as part of the establishment of the joint Lynx manufacturing plant in Hungary. Deliveries are scheduled for 2023. TeleMAX 3 ANDROS F6-A 3 Utility vehicles and trucks Rába H14H18H25 30020Unknown The new H-14 series, can be armoured within 48 hours. The armour defends soldiers from bullets, splinters and IEDs. Production of Rába H-14, H-18, and H-25 trucks commenced in 2004, these initially locally designed chassis fitted with MAN engines, associated components including cooling system and the MAN modular military cab. Current production is CKD using some locally sourced components such as axles. About 300 examples were built using components supplied between 2004 and 2006, with a further 150 assembled from CKD kits delivered from 2007. RMMV HX range of tactical trucks HX77 63 Will also receive up to 150 RMMV HX77 8x8 trucks, with 63 delivered since 2007. Mercedes-Banz Unimog 88 Mercedes-Benz G-Class G-270G-280 223 Standard utility vehicle. Mercedes-Benz Sprinter VanAmbulance 127 Iveco Scorpio CASEVAC 2 All-terrain Iveco Daily in an ambulance configuration, 11 to be delivered by 2029. Ikarus E95Aries 15138 100 Currus-Volvo Aries delivered to replace Ikarus 250, 256, 280. Suzuki Vitara 550 Standard staff car. Škoda Octavia Unknown Used by military police. Toyota Hilux 90 16 used by military police, and another 6 will be used by the military cartography teams. New Holland T5 series T5 110 10 Ten high-performance, modern New Holland T5.110 tractors and their accessories were purchased under the Defense and Armed Forces Development Program. They will be used around military airports, training and shooting ranges. Volkswagen Transporter T6 VanT6 Pickup truck 8010 Volkswagen Crafter 70

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Model Image Origin Variant Quantity in active service Notes Unmanned aerial vehicles Skylark 12 9 Skylark I and 3 Skylark III

River fleet Model Image Origin Type Quantity in active service Notes AN 2 Minesweeper 5 (?) in reserve. Neštin-class Minesweeper 2 6 minesweepers were acquired from Yugoslavia in 1981. As of 2023 2 of them are in active service and the other 3 were sold. And the last one was scrapped. Zodiac Pro 850 Multiple role 2 2 8.50 meters center console boat with room for 10 people were received in 2020. Special Operations Craft – Riverine Special operations craft 2 Riverine craft perform short-range insertion and extraction of special operations forces in river and near-shore environments. United States provides 3 boats under the Excess Defense Articles program in 2021. with one more received, but the boat was not put into service.

Possible future purchases Model Image Origin Type Variant Quantity planned Notes Infantry Weapons New family of small arms developed in Hungary Handguns, submachine guns, assault rifles and light machine guns G9HSP, G9SMG, G224AR, G224LMG, G308BR Unknown In 2019, Gestamen R&D Zrt. was asked to create a family of small arms developed entirely in Hungary. Several examples of the weapons are currently undergoing team trials. Unmanned ground vehicles Mission Master / Unmanned ground vehicle Rheinmetall Mission Master XT Unknown In 2020 Hungary showed its interest to develop and manufacture the tablet-controlled Mission Master XT from Rheinmetall. Each Mission Masters will be built in Kaposvár, Hungary. Tank Panther KF51 Main battle tank Unknown Unknown (possibly around 40-50 units) Joint development Artillery Rheinmetall HX3 based 155mm L/60 SPG Self-propelled artillery Unknown Unmanned aerial vehicles MP-H Light unmanned aerial vehicle Unknown In 2014 Hungary started to develop its own light unmanned aerial vehicle for military purposes. A specific version of the drone is able to carry a pair of air-to-ground missiles. Elbit Hermes 900 Unmanned aerial vehicle Unknown In 2021 Hungary showed its interest to buy new drones from Israel. Vestel Karayel Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Unknown Baykar Bayraktar TB2 Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Unknown In 2021 Hungary showed its interest to buy drones from Turkey. WB Electronic drones Unmanned aerial vehicle/Loitering munitions FlyEye, Ft-5, Warmate Unknown Satellites Multi-purpose satellite Communications satellite CarpathiaSat 1 Hungary started to develop its own multi-purpose satellite that will be launched into space in 2024. Hungarian company 4iG Space and Defense Technologies has signed with Northrop Grumman to develop the nation’s first communications satellite under a deal announced on April 8, 2026. The HUSAT Hungarian satellite program, announced in 2024, will consist of an eight satellite Earth Observation (EO) constellation built by 4iG Space and Defense Technologies. https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/04/advancing-the-united-states-hungary-bilateral-partnership/https://www.satellitetoday.com/manufacturing/2026/04/08/northrop-grumman-to-build-hugeo-satellite-for-hungarys-4ig/

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