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# Hungary’s $1.1B NASAMS Deal Underscores Growing U.S. Defense Partnership
- URL: https://www.adriadefense.com/hungarys-1-1b-nasams-deal-underscores-growing-u-s-defense-partnership/
- Published: 2025-09-23T16:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-27T16:19:22.000Z
- Description: The Hungarian Embassy in Washington hosted a high-level forum on Tuesday focused on strengthening defense industry cooperation between Central Europe and the United States.
- Author: AdriaDefense Desk
- Tags: Hungary, #NASAMS, #Hungarian Embassy in Washington, #Claremont Institute, #Szabolcs Takács, Industry, #AMRAAM missiles, #NASAMS Air Defense Systems, Washington DC, Events

**Washington, D.C.** – The Hungarian Embassy in Washington hosted a high-level forum on Tuesday focused on strengthening defense industry cooperation between **Central Europe** and the **United States**. The event brought together representatives from numerous **Hungarian** and **American** defense companies, highlighting growing bilateral ties in the sector.

The discussion, titled **“The Defense Industry in a New Era: Perspectives from Central Europe and the United States,”** was jointly organized by the **Claremont Institute**, a U.S.-based political analysis center, and the **Oeconomus Economic Research Foundation** of Hungary.

As host of the event, **Szabolcs Takács**, Hungary’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States, underscored the long-standing cooperation between the embassy and the Claremont Institute. He cited recent joint initiatives as evidence of deepening defense collaboration.

> “Special Operations Craft-Riverine vessels from the United States have recently entered service in Hungary, accompanied by joint exercises on the Danube,”  
> Ambassador Takács noted.

The ambassador emphasized that the **Trump administration** has given new momentum to **Hungarian–U.S. relations**, with visible progress already emerging in recent months.

Takács stated that Hungary aligns with the current U.S. administration’s **“peace through strength”** foreign policy approach, which seeks to resolve global conflicts through deterrence and strategic capability. He added that achieving **peace in Ukraine** remains a top priority for Hungary and is now “within reach” given the changing international climate.

He also highlighted the **United States’ critical role** in Hungary’s ongoing defense modernization program. Among key acquisitions, Hungary has procured **NASAMS Air Defense Systems** and **AMRAAM missiles** from the United States and Norway, in a deal worth approximately **$1.1 billion**.