List of equipment of the Hungarian Ground Forces

This is a list of equipment used by the Hungarian Ground Forces as of 2023.

Infantry weapons

Firearms

Model	Cartridge Type	Image	Origin	Details
Handguns
CZ P-07 CZ P-09	9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol		Czech Republic  Hungary	Produced in Hungary under licence.[1][2]
Glock 17	9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol		Austria	Used by special forces.[citation needed]
Submachine guns
CZ Scorpion Evo 3	9×19mm Submachine gun		Czech Republic  Hungary	Produced in Hungary under licence.[1][2]
Heckler & Koch MP5A3	9×19mm Submachine gun		Germany	Used by special forces.[citation needed]
Shotguns
Remington 870 Marine	12-gauge Pump action shotgun		United States
Rifles and assault rifles
CZ Bren 2	5.56×45mm Assault rifle		Czech Republic  Hungary	Main service rifle. Produced in Hungary under licence.[1][2]
AK-63	7.62x39mm Assault rifle		Hungarian People's Republic  Hungary	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.[3] Versions: AK-63D/E/MF.[citation needed]
M4A1	5.56×45mm Assault rifle		United States	Used by special forces.[citation needed]
Sniper rifles
SVD	7.62×54mmR Sniper rifle, Designated marksman rifle		Soviet Union	Will be replaced 7.62×51mm NATO caliber CZ BREN 2 BR squad level marksman rifle.[citation needed]
TPG-3 A4	7.62×51mm Modular multi caliber sniper		Germany	Used by special forces.[4]
M24 SWS	7.62×51mm Sniper rifle		United States	Used by special forces.[citation needed]
M110	7.62×51mm Semi-automatic sniper rifle		United States	Used by special forces.[citation needed]
CZ BREN 2 BR	7.62×51mm Semi-automatic sniper rifle		Czech Republic  Hungary	Squad level marksman rifle.
Gepárd	12.7×99mm (.50 BMG) Anti-materiel rifle		Hungarian People's Republic  Hungary
Machine guns
PKM	7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun		Soviet Union	Will be replaced by a 7.62×51mm NATO caliber machine gun.[citation needed]
FN MAG	7.62×51mm General-purpose machine gun		Belgium	Primary 7.62×51mm NATO caliber machine gun mounted on the Leopard 2A4 tanks, PZH 2000s and the Airbus helicopters.[citation needed]
M249 SAW	5.56×45mm Light machine gun		United States	Used by special forces.[citation needed]
M2 Browning	12.7×99mm (.50 BMG) Heavy machine gun		United States	Mainly used or will be used in remote controlled weapon stations of vehicles (e.g. Gidrán, Lynx, Leopard 2A7HU).[citation needed]

Explosives

Model	Cartridge Type	Image	Origin	Details
Anti-tank weapons
9K111 Fagot	Anti-tank missile		Soviet Union	[5]
9M113 Konkurs	Anti-tank missile		Soviet Union	[6]
9K115-2 Metis-M	Anti-tank missile		Russia	Unknown number delivered by Russia between 1996 and 1997.[7]
Spike LR2	Anti-tank missile		Israel	On order for the Lynx armoured fighting vehicle and for the infantry platoons as well.[8] The long range Spike ER2 will be integrated to the Airbus H145M helicopters.[citation needed]
Carl Gustaf M4	84×246mmR Recoilless rifle		Sweden	Last batch delivered December 2024.[9][10][11]
RGW110	hand held anti-tank rocket launcher		Germany	Ordered in large numbers and they are to be delivered around 2025[12]
Grenades and grenade launchers
H&K M320	40x46mm Grenade launcher		Germany  United States	Used by special forces.[citation needed]
Mk 19 Mod 3	40×53mm Grenade launcher		United States	Used by special forces.
Mortars
EXPAL M-08 Combi	60mm mortar		Spain	96 in service.[13]
82-BM-37	82mm mortar		Soviet Union	About 50 in service.[13][14]
Hirtenberger M12	120mm mortar		Austria	A "low double-digit number" of systems was delivered February 2024.[15]

Vehicles

Main battle tanks
Model	Image	Origin	Variant	Active number	Details
Leopard 2		Germany  West Germany	Leopard 2A7+ Leopard 2A4	40[16][17] 12[18]	4 Leopard 2A7+ on order and 12 Leopard 2A4 tanks delivered.[19][20]
T-72		Soviet Union	T-72M1	34 (164 total)[21]	130 tanks in reserve.[21] Will be replaced by the Leopard 2A7+ in the 2020s.[20]
Armoured fighting vehicles
Lynx		Germany  Hungary	KF41	46/218[22]	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.[23] The following versions will be produced: Infantry fighting vehicle (base model), mortar carrier (120 mm), ambulance and mobile command post (C2/C3).[24] The 209[25] pieces of Lynx will be protected by the Rheinmetall's StrikeShield Active Protection System.[26] 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.[27]
BTR-80		Soviet Union  Hungary	BTR-80A BTR-80 BTR-80 SKJ BTR-80 VSF BTR-80 MVJ BTR-80 MPAEJ BTR-80 MPFJ	120 260[6] 12 4[28] Unknown Unknown Unknown	555 units received from Russia between 1996 and 1999.[7] Modernized Hungarian-upgraded BTR-80s for technical rescue, medical rescue and NBC missions. Total number of vehicles add up to 600.[29]
Ejder Yalcin Gidrán		Turkey  Hungary		200[30][31]	40 Ejder Yalcin vehicles bought from Turkey's Nurol Makina, the rest to be manufactured in Hungary under license under the name Gidrán.[32] Total of 400+ planned for multiple purposes. Some will be equipped with 120mm Mortarts [30]
NMS 4x4		Turkey  Hungary			[33]
Polaris RZR		United States		12+2	Used by the Hungarian special forces.[34][35]
M1151 HMMWV		United States		90+	Most of them used by the Hungarian special forces.[36]
Oshkosh M-ATV		United States		20	Used by the Hungarian special forces in Afghanistan.[37]
Cougar		United States		13	Used by the Hungarian special forces in Afghanistan.[38][39]
International MaxxPro		United States		~42[6]	Bought second-hand.[40][41]
Artillery
D-20		Soviet Union		12[6]	283 in reserve.[42]
PzH 2000		Germany		24[43]	The deliveries have been completed.[44]
Anti-Aircraft Guns
Skyranger 30		Germany		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.[45]
Surface-to-air-missile systems
2K12 Kub		Soviet Union  Hungary  Poland		12 (32 in reserve)[46][47]	Modernized in cooperation with Poland.[48]
Mistral		France		45 Mistral Atlas twin-launchers + 9 MCPs[49]	Both Mistral 2 and Mistral 3 missiles are in use, MCP's have been upgraded as well.[50]
NASAMS		Norway  United States		2 systems delivered, 4+1 systems on order[51]	Kongsberg Defence Systems and Raytheon Technologies were awarded a 410 million euro contract to deliver the NASAMS system to the Hungarian Defence forces.[52][53]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Skylark		Israel		12	9 Skylark I and 3 Skylark III [54][55][56]
Military engineering vehicles
PTS		Soviet Union	PTS-2	50+	Some in reserve. Very large tracked amphibious vehicle used for crossing water bodies and building bridges across rivers.[citation needed]
PMP		Soviet Union		3	3 active set. Each set consists of 32 river element, 4 bank element, 2 track element, 12 bridging boat and 38 KraZ-255. The maximal length of one set is 227 metres.[57]
TMM		Soviet Union	TMM-3	4[58]	[59]
BAT-2		Soviet Union	BAT-2	2	[60]
VT-55		Soviet Union	VT-55	2
VT-72B		Czechoslovakia		2	[61]
MT-55A		Czechoslovakia		2	[62]
BLG-60M		East Germany	BLG-60M2
Leguan		Germany		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.[63]
WISENT 2		Germany		5	2 on order.[63]
Büffel (BPz 3)		Germany		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.[citation needed]
TeleMAX		Germany		3	[64]
ANDROS F6-A		United States		3	[65]
Utility vehicles and trucks
Model	Image	Origin	Variant	Active number	Details
Rába		Hungary		300 20 Unknown	The new H-14 series, can be armoured within 48 hours. The armour defends soldiers from bullets, splinters and IEDs.[66] 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.[citation needed]
RMMV HX range of tactical trucks		Austria  Germany	HX77	63	Will also receive up to 150 RMMV HX77 8x8 trucks, with 63 delivered since 2007.[citation needed]
Unimog		Germany		88
Mercedes-Benz G-Class		Germany	G-270 G-280	223	Standard utility vehicle.[citation needed]
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter		Germany	Van Ambulance	12 7[67]
Ikarus		Hungarian People's Republic	E95 Aries	15 138[68]	100 Currus-Volvo Aries delivered to replace Ikarus 250, 256, 280.[citation needed]
Suzuki Vitara		Hungary		550[69]	Standard staff car.[citation needed]
Škoda Octavia		Czech Republic		Unknown	Used by military police.[citation needed]
Toyota Hilux		Japan		90[70]	16 used by military police,[71] and another 6 will be used by the military cartography teams.[72]
New Holland T5 series		United States	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.[73]
Volkswagen Transporter		Germany	T6 Van T6 Pickup truck	80 10
Volkswagen Crafter		Germany		70

River fleet

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Active number	Details
AN 2		Hungarian People's Republic	Minesweeper	5	(?) in reserve.[74][75][76][77]
Neštin-class		Yugoslavia	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.[74] And the last one was scrapped
Zodiac Pro 850		United States	Multiple role	2	2 8.50 meters center console boat with accommodation for 10 people were received in 2020.[78]
Special Operations Craft – Riverine		United States	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.[79] with one more received, but the boat was not put into service.

Possible future purchases

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Variant	Quantity	Details
Infantry Weapons
New family of small arms developed in Hungary		Hungary	Handguns, submachine guns, assault rifles and light machine guns	G9HSP, G9SMG, G224AR, G224LMG, G308BR[80]	Unknown	In 2019, Gestamen R&D Zrt. was asked to create a family of small arms developed entirely in Hungary.[80] Several examples of the weapons are currently undergoing team trials.[81]
Unmanned ground vehicles
Mission Master		United Kingdom  Germany /  Hungary	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.[82][83]
Multiple rocket launchers
Multiple rocket launcher system		–	Multiple rocket launcher system		24	In February 2022 Hungary showed its interest to buy new M142 HIMARS multiple launch rocket system from the United States.[84] 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.[85] Hungary will look for other Multiple Rocket Launcher system: possibly PULS (Israel), Chunmoo (South Korea) or MBRL (Turkey).[86]
Tank
Panther KF51		Germany  Hungary	Main battle tank	Unknown	Unknown (possibly around 40-50 units)	Joint development [87]
Artillery
Rheinmetall HX3 based 155mm L/60 SPG		Germany  Austria	Self-propelled artillery	Unknown		[88]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
MP-H		Hungary	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.[89]
Elbit Hermes 900		Israel	Unmanned aerial vehicle		Unknown	In 2021 Hungary showed its interest to buy new drones from Israel.[84]
Vestel Karayel		Turkey	Unmanned combat aerial vehicle		Unknown	[90]
Baykar Bayraktar TB2		Turkey	Unmanned combat aerial vehicle		Unknown	In 2021 Hungary showed its interest to buy drones from Turkey.[91][92]
WB Electronic drones		Poland	Unmanned aerial vehicle/Loitering munitions	FlyEye, Ft-5, Warmate	Unknown	[93]
Satellites
Multi-purpose satellite		Hungary	Communications satellite	CarpathiaSat	1	Hungary started to develop its own multi-purposal satellite that will be launched to the space in 2024.[94]