Hungarian Air Force

Hungarian Air Force
Magyar Légierő
Emblem of the Hungarian Air Force
Founded1918 (1918)
Country Hungary
TypeAir force
RoleAerial warfare
Size5,750 active duty personnel
90 aircraft[1]
Part ofHungarian Defence Forces
HeadquartersBudapest
Anniversaries15 August
Commanders
Current
commander
Major General Nándor Kilián
Insignia
Roundel
Aircraft flown
FighterJAS 39 Gripen
HelicopterAirbus H125, Airbus H145M
Attack helicopterMil Mi-24
TrainerZlin 242
TransportAirbus A319, Dassault Falcon 7X

The Hungarian Air Force (Hungarian: Magyar Légierő, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒɟɒr ˈleːgijɛrøː]), is the air force branch of the Hungarian Defence Forces.[2]

The primary focus of the present Hungarian Air Force lies in defensive operations. The flying units operate are organised into a single command; under the Air Command and Control Centre.[3]

  1. ^ Hoyle, Craig (2023). "World Air Forces 2024". FlightGlobal. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  2. ^ "The Military Balance: Vol 117, No 1". Taylor & Francis.
  3. ^ "Scramble". Scramblemagazine.nl. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

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