What Are the Main Drivers of Member States’ Defence Procurement Practices? The Hungarian Case

According to the Hungarian approach, defence procurement and domestic defence industry development are closely linked. Defence acquisition serves not only the goal of modernising the country’s army and military capabilities, long overdue, but also of launching domestic weapons manufacturing and development, which contributes to industrial growth and economic progress. Defence equipment is mostly procured from European partners, nevertheless, the country pays attention to obtaining material from other countries in order to diversify its sources. As defence procurement and comprehensive capability development had been ongoing for years, the outbreak of the war in Ukraine in 2022 has not caused any major change in procurement practices, it has rather reinforced some of Hungary’s already declared commitments.