according to Daily mackerel On November 17, 2023, Turkiye participated in the NATO joint military exercise “Adaptive Hussars-2023” held in eastern Hungary from November 6 to 17. The exercise involved Hungary, Italy, Croatia, and the United States, and was an important event for both countries. It was the largest military exercise held in Hungary in the past 30 years.
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During exercise Adaptive Hussars-2023, Turkish forces participated in airborne exercises and water crossing exercises. (Image source: Turkiye Ministry of Defense)
Insights into Turkiye’s involvement were provided by the Turkish Ministry of Defense, highlighting the Turkish military’s role in key stages of the exercise. This included participation in hydrographic training in Tizarov and airborne exercises in Nyiregyhaza, demonstrating the diverse capabilities of the Turkish military.
Exercise Adaptive Hussars-2023 has the dual objectives of strengthening Hungary’s defense capabilities and assessing the effectiveness of the coordination between the civil administration and the military in troop movement and logistics, and is aimed at combating hypothetical threats to Hungary’s security. The situation was simulated.
Approximately 5,000 Hungarian soldiers, including 500 reservists, actively participated in the Adaptive Hussars-23 international military exercise. Hungarian Defense Minister Krzysztof Zárai Bobrovnitsky underlined the ongoing threats in Europe and stressed the importance of a well-trained national defense force to maintain internal peace and security.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán personally inspected elements of the exercise, including a bridge-building demonstration in Tizarov and parachute training by Italian and Hungarian paratroopers in Nyiregyháza.
Lieutenant General Gabor Borondy, Chief of Staff of the Hungarian Defense Forces, noted the comprehensive nature of the exercise, involving land, air and sea forces. He stressed that the exercise serves as a thorough test of the readiness of the Hungarian Armed Forces across multiple domains.
