Defence Minister: Hungary purchasing French anti-aircraft missiles
Hungary has initialled an agreement to buy French Mistral air defence missiles, Defence Minister Kristof Szalay-Bobrovniczky said on Tuesday.
The declaration of intent was signed alongside Belgium, Estonia, Cyprus, France at a European defence show in Paris addressed by President Emmanuel Macron, Szalay-Bobrovniczky said in a video uploaded to his Facebook page.
He noted that Macron highlighted the importance of air defence and the European defence industry.
“Hungary is doing well in this respect; we’re developing our defence industry. Peace requires strength, we’re working on this,” he said.
