Armoured Personnel Carriers, Tanks, Amphibious Vehicles
- BTR-80 Hungary is the 2nd largest operator of BTR-80 in the World with approximately 700 units (691 pieces, most of them modernized, in use, few others stored in working condition)
- BTR-80A ( Nato caliber development process ) (30 mm autocannon turret versions)
- BTR-80K ( Nato caliber development process )
- there is also an unknown number of modernized Hungarian-upgraded BTR-80s for technical rescue, medical rescue and NBC missions (these vehicles are entering service starting with 2009).
- BMP-1 500 pieces
- T-72 - 32 Active Main Battle Tanks (several hundred tanks of various types: T-55 and T-72.185 T-72s in reserve, the rest are being used as targets for firing).
- PTS (amphibious vehicle)- very large tracked amphibious vehicle used for crossing water bodies and building bridges across rivers
- Cougar H MRAP - 13 pieces - to Afghanistan
- MaxxPro MRAP - 30+ pieces - to Afghanistan
- OT-64 SKOT -100 pieces
- MT-LBu - 35 pieces
- M1151 HMMWV - 40-100 (?) pieces - most of them used in Afghanistan and the Special Forces
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