What Future European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB) Do We Want/Need? The Hungarian Case

What Future European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB) Do We Want/Need? The Hungarian Case

15 Oct 2024

HUNGARY’S DEFENCE INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY Looking back in time, even during the Cold War, the Hungarian defence industry was one of the least important in the communist bloc, and the decades after the fall of communism have seen a further decline, as in other countries in the region. [...] 2 times since then, and the supervising ministry has changed frequently (first the Ministry of Industry and Technology, then the Ministry of Defence and now the Ministry of National Economy), the development of the defence industrial ecosystem is proceeding quite according to plan. [...] The magnitude of the challenge is well understood by the fact that at the beginning of the implementation of the DIS in the late 2010s, a total of approximately 2,000 people were working in defence industry positions throughout the country. [...] Finally, as shown in the figures below, following the implementation of the DIS, the budget of the Ministry of Defence has increased by 1.5 within a few years, while the structure of the expenses has changed. [...] Structure of the budget of the Hungarian Ministry of Defence Source: (Kenessei & Pap, 2019) and calculations of Colonel Andrea Pap HUNGARY'S POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EUROPEAN DEFENCE INDUSTRIAL ECOSYSTEM At this stage, it is difficult to see how the emerging Hungarian defence industry can help reduce the challenges faced by the EDTIB.

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IRIS - ARES Group

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14
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France
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What Future European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB) Does We Want/Need? The Hungarian Case

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