Helicopter Technology Central and Eastern Europe 2021
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Viktor Orban accused of putting son through Sandhurst at Hungarian taxpayer s expense
Hungarian government insists that Gaspar Orban got no special treatment or scholarship to attend British military training college
19 January 2021 • 1:31pm
Viktor Orban, who has faced criticism by his EU allies for his illiberal policies, faces parliamentary elections next year.
Credit: AFP
Opposition leaders have accused Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban of putting his son through training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst at the expense of the taxpayer.
Gaspar Orban, the son of Hungary s authoritarian leader, graduated in December after attending the nine-month course, which local media said cost about £93,000.
German Army trains Hungarian trainers on PzH 2000
08 January 2021
by Nicholas Fiorenza
The 10th Panzer Division s Artilleriebataillon (Artillery Battalion) 131 is training eight Hungarian trainers on the Panzerhaubitze (PzH) 2000 self-propelled howitzer (SPH), the German Army announced on its website on 6 January. The service said the first of 24 PzH 2000s would be handed over to the Hungarian Defence Forces (HDF) in February 2022 and be used for training in Hungary.
The German Army is training Hungarian artillerymen on the PzH 2000, pictured firing the SPH. (Bundeswehr/Mario Hönig)
Eight Hungarian artillerymen have received three months of training as gunners by Artilleriebataillon 131 in Weiden, Bavaria, which culminated in live firing of the PzH 2000 in November 2020. They will continue to be trained to become gun commanders during the first quarter of 2021, which will be followed by the training of four Hungarians to become section commanders and one to become battery comma
Embraer Delivers the 4th C-390 Millennium Airlifter to the Brazilian AF
Embraer delivered the fourth C-390 Millennium multi-mission medium airlifter of a total of 28 units to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). Like the three units already in operation, the fourth airlifter will be operated by the First Troop Transport Group (1st GTT). All 28 aircraft ordered by FAB are equipped to perform aerial refueling missions, with the designation KC-390 Millennium.
“It is with great satisfaction that we are receiving another KC-390 Millennium aircraft, which is being incorporated into our fleet. Soon, it will be operational in the most diverse missions, in different regions of Brazil and even abroad, similar to our first three aircraft. This platform has already demonstrated great capacity, mainly in the transport of supplies and materials during Operation COVID-19,” said the Brazilian Air Force Commander, Lieutenant-Brigadier Antonio Carlos Moretti Bermudez.
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