Organizational mission:

Protecting the airspace, territory and troops of the Republic of Hungary and its NATO allies, and securing its integrity in cooperation with the units and subunits of NATO and the Hungarian Air Force.

• Continuous readiness in order to counter the activities of any aircraft that violates the airspace or the aviation regulations, as well as rescuing the crew of any troubled aircraft;
  
• Protecting Hungary and the member states of NATO and their troops against enemy air strikes;
  
• Visual air reconnaissance;
  
• Air support.

Immediate reaction forces:
Purpose:

• Enforcing regulations on aircraft that violates the airspace or breaches the aviation regulations,
  
• Rescuing the crew of any troubled aircraft.

• Interception
  
• Identification
  Other:
  
  • Rescuing aircrafts in emergency situations;
    
  • Providing assistance in hijack cases;
    
  • Air patrolling.