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id="toc-Post-Cold_War" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Post-Cold_War"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3</span> <span>Post-Cold War</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Post-Cold_War-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Strong_Europe_Tank_Challenge_2017" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Strong_Europe_Tank_Challenge_2017"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3.1</span> <span>Strong Europe Tank Challenge 2017</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Strong_Europe_Tank_Challenge_2017-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2019_Uniform_changes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2019_Uniform_changes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3.2</span> <span>2019 Uniform changes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2019_Uniform_changes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Organization" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Organization"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Organization</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Organization-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Organization subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Organization-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Governance" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Governance"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Governance</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Governance-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Mission" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Mission"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Mission</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Mission-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ranks" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ranks"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Ranks</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ranks-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Branches" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Branches"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Branches</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Branches-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Branches subsection</span> </button> <ul 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</ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Conscription,_training_and_reserves" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Conscription,_training_and_reserves"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Conscription, training and reserves</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Conscription,_training_and_reserves-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Equipment" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Equipment"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Equipment</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Equipment-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-International_operations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#International_operations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>International operations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-International_operations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Traditions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Traditions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Traditions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Traditions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Citations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Citations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Citations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Citations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avstriya_Silahl%C4%B1_Q%C3%BCvv%C9%99l%C9%99ri" title="Avstriya Silahlı Qüvvələri – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Avstriya Silahlı Qüvvələri" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%8A%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%8A%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8_%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%90%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Въоръжени сили на Австрия – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Въоръжени сили на Австрия" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vojska_Austrije" title="Vojska Austrije – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Vojska Austrije" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakousk%C3%A1_arm%C3%A1da" title="Rakouská armáda – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Rakouská armáda" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundesheer" title="Bundesheer – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Bundesheer" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CF%85%CF%83%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%AD%CF%82_%CE%88%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%80%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%82_%CE%94%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%AC%CE%BC%CE%B5%CE%B9%CF%82" title="Αυστριακές Ένοπλες Δυνάμεις – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Αυστριακές Ένοπλες Δυνάμεις" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuerzas_Armadas_de_Austria" title="Fuerzas Armadas de Austria – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Fuerzas Armadas de Austria" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%AD_%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B4" title="نیروهای مسلح اتریش – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="نیروهای مسلح اتریش" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundesheer_autrichienne" title="Bundesheer autrichienne – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Bundesheer autrichienne" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%98%A4%EC%8A%A4%ED%8A%B8%EB%A6%AC%EC%95%84_%EC%97%B0%EB%B0%A9%EA%B5%B0" title="오스트리아 연방군 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="오스트리아 연방군" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%BE%D5%BD%D5%BF%D6%80%D5%AB%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB_%D5%A6%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%AE_%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%AA%D5%A5%D6%80" title="Ավստրիայի զինված ուժեր – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ավստրիայի զինված ուժեր" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angkatan_Bersenjata_Austria" title="Angkatan Bersenjata Austria – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Angkatan Bersenjata Austria" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundesheer" title="Bundesheer – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Bundesheer" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A6%D7%91%D7%90_%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%94" title="צבא אוסטריה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="צבא אוסטריה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osztr%C3%A1k_Sz%C3%B6vets%C3%A9gi_Hadsereg" title="Osztrák Szövetségi Hadsereg – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Osztrák Szövetségi Hadsereg" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angkatan_Tentera_Austria" title="Angkatan Tentera Austria – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Angkatan Tentera Austria" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E8%BB%8D" title="オーストリア軍 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="オーストリア軍" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96sterreichs_Bundesheer" title="Österreichs Bundesheer – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Österreichs Bundesheer" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl 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class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Expenditure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Military_budget" title="Military budget">Budget</a></th><td class="infobox-data">€3,380,000,000 (2023)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Gross_domestic_product" title="Gross domestic product">Percent of GDP</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1.0% (including pensions) (2023)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><a href="/wiki/Military_acquisition" title="Military acquisition">Industry</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Domestic suppliers</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Steyr_Mannlicher" class="mw-redirect" title="Steyr Mannlicher">Steyr Mannlicher</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Glock_Ges.m.b.H." title="Glock Ges.m.b.H.">Glock Ges.m.b.H.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Foreign suppliers</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Related articles</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">History</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Austria" title="Military history of Austria">Military history of Austria</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Austro-Hungarian_Army" title="Austro-Hungarian Army">Austro-Hungarian Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Military_rank" title="Military rank">Ranks</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Austrian_Bundesheer" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks of the Austrian Bundesheer">Ranks of the Austrian Bundesheer</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Alsergrund_(Wien)_-_Rossauer-Kaserne_(1).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Alsergrund_%28Wien%29_-_Rossauer-Kaserne_%281%29.JPG/220px-Alsergrund_%28Wien%29_-_Rossauer-Kaserne_%281%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Alsergrund_%28Wien%29_-_Rossauer-Kaserne_%281%29.JPG/330px-Alsergrund_%28Wien%29_-_Rossauer-Kaserne_%281%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Alsergrund_%28Wien%29_-_Rossauer-Kaserne_%281%29.JPG/440px-Alsergrund_%28Wien%29_-_Rossauer-Kaserne_%281%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4488" data-file-height="2524" /></a><figcaption>Headquarters of the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(Austria)" title="Ministry of Defence (Austria)">Federal Ministry of Defence</a> in <a href="/wiki/Rossauer_Kaserne" class="mw-redirect" title="Rossauer Kaserne">Rossauer Kaserne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vienna" title="Vienna">Vienna</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Austrian Armed Forces</b> (<a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Bundesheer</i>, <small><a href="/wiki/Literal_translation" title="Literal translation">lit.</a> </small>'Federal Army') are the combined <a href="/wiki/Military_forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Military forces">military forces</a> of <a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a>. </p><p>The military consists of 16,000 active-duty personnel and 125,600 reservists.<sup id="cite_ref-IISS2021_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IISS2021-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The military budget is 1.0% of national GDP (including pensions) or €3.317 billion (2023,without pensions).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austrian_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Austria" title="Military history of Austria">Military history of Austria</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Interwar">Interwar</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austrian_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Interwar"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Imperial_and_Royal_Army_during_the_Napoleonic_Wars" class="mw-redirect" title="Imperial and Royal Army during the Napoleonic Wars">Imperial and Royal Army during the Napoleonic Wars</a></div> <p>In 1918, the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_German-Austria" title="Republic of German-Austria">Republic of German-Austria</a> established a <a href="/wiki/Military" title="Military">military</a> known as the <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Volkswehr</i></span> ("People's Defence"). <i>Volkswehr</i> forces took part in military confrontations with <a href="/wiki/Royal_Yugoslav_Army" title="Royal Yugoslav Army">Royal Yugoslav Army</a> troops which occupied parts of <a href="/wiki/Carinthia_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Carinthia (state)">Carinthia</a> that Austria claimed as its own. In 1920, after the Republic of German-Austria transitioned into the <a href="/wiki/First_Austrian_Republic" title="First Austrian Republic">First Austrian Republic</a>, the new regime changed the military's name to the <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Bundesheer</i></span> ("Federal Army"), which it has been known by ever since. In 1938, <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Bundesheer</i></span> officers led by <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Jansa" title="Alfred Jansa">Alfred Jansa</a> developed a <a href="/wiki/Military_operation_plan" title="Military operation plan">military operation plan</a> to defend against a potential invasion by <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a>, which ultimately went unused due to a lack of political willpower when Austria was annexed by the Germans in the same year during the <i><a href="/wiki/Anschluss" title="Anschluss">Anschluss</a></i>. Under <a href="/wiki/Austria_within_Nazi_Germany" title="Austria within Nazi Germany">German rule</a>, the <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Bundesheer</i></span> was disbanded, and many Austrians served during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> in the <i><a href="/wiki/Wehrmacht" title="Wehrmacht">Wehrmacht</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Waffen-SS" title="Waffen-SS">Waffen-SS</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>World War II role of the "Bundesheer": </p> <ul><li>Elements of Austrian Army became <a href="/wiki/9th_Panzer_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="9th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)">9th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)</a></li> <li>Elements of Austrian Army became <a href="/wiki/44th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="44th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">44th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)</a></li> <li>4th Austrian Division became the <a href="/wiki/45th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="45th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">45th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)</a></li> <li>5th and 7th Austrian Divisions became the <a href="/wiki/3rd_Mountain_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="3rd Mountain Division (Wehrmacht)">3rd Mountain Division (Wehrmacht)</a></li> <li>6th Austrian Division became the <a href="/wiki/2nd_Mountain_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="2nd Mountain Division (Wehrmacht)">2nd Mountain Division (Wehrmacht)</a></li></ul> <p>In 1955, Austria issued its <a href="/wiki/Declaration_of_Neutrality" title="Declaration of Neutrality">Declaration of Neutrality</a>, meaning that it would never join a military alliance. The Austrian Armed Forces' main purpose since then has been the protection of Austria's neutrality. Its relationship with NATO is limited to the <a href="/wiki/Partnership_for_Peace" title="Partnership for Peace">Partnership for Peace</a> programme.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> With the end of the <a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a>, the Austrian military have increasingly assisted the border police in controlling the influx of undocumented migrants through Austrian borders. The <a href="/wiki/Yugoslav_Wars" title="Yugoslav Wars">war</a> in the neighbouring Balkans resulted in the lifting of the restrictions on the range of weaponry of the Austrian military that had been imposed by the <a href="/wiki/Austrian_State_Treaty" title="Austrian State Treaty">Austrian State Treaty</a>.</p><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-08388,_Klagenfurth,_Einzug_des_Bundesheeres.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Troops entering Klagenfurt after a manoeuvre in Carinthia (September, 1929)"><img alt="Troops entering Klagenfurt after a manoeuvre in Carinthia (September, 1929)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-08388%2C_Klagenfurth%2C_Einzug_des_Bundesheeres.jpg/120px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-08388%2C_Klagenfurth%2C_Einzug_des_Bundesheeres.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-08388%2C_Klagenfurth%2C_Einzug_des_Bundesheeres.jpg/180px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-08388%2C_Klagenfurth%2C_Einzug_des_Bundesheeres.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-08388%2C_Klagenfurth%2C_Einzug_des_Bundesheeres.jpg/240px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-08388%2C_Klagenfurth%2C_Einzug_des_Bundesheeres.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="524" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Troops entering <a href="/wiki/Klagenfurt" class="mw-redirect" title="Klagenfurt">Klagenfurt</a> after a manoeuvre in <a href="/wiki/Carinthia_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Carinthia (state)">Carinthia</a> (September, 1929)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-09245,_%C3%96sterreich,_Skitruppen_beim_Man%C3%B6ver.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Austrian Gebirgsjäger in 1930"><img alt="Austrian Gebirgsjäger in 1930" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-09245%2C_%C3%96sterreich%2C_Skitruppen_beim_Man%C3%B6ver.jpg/120px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-09245%2C_%C3%96sterreich%2C_Skitruppen_beim_Man%C3%B6ver.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-09245%2C_%C3%96sterreich%2C_Skitruppen_beim_Man%C3%B6ver.jpg/180px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-09245%2C_%C3%96sterreich%2C_Skitruppen_beim_Man%C3%B6ver.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-09245%2C_%C3%96sterreich%2C_Skitruppen_beim_Man%C3%B6ver.jpg/240px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-09245%2C_%C3%96sterreich%2C_Skitruppen_beim_Man%C3%B6ver.jpg 2x" data-file-width="793" data-file-height="550" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Austrian <a href="/wiki/Gebirgsj%C3%A4ger" title="Gebirgsjäger">Gebirgsjäger</a> in 1930</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-09448,_Wien,_Parade_des_Bundesheeres.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Austrian Armed Forces celebrating their 10th anniversary in March 1930 at the Viennese Heldenplatz"><img alt="Austrian Armed Forces celebrating their 10th anniversary in March 1930 at the Viennese Heldenplatz" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-09448%2C_Wien%2C_Parade_des_Bundesheeres.jpg/120px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-09448%2C_Wien%2C_Parade_des_Bundesheeres.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-09448%2C_Wien%2C_Parade_des_Bundesheeres.jpg/180px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-09448%2C_Wien%2C_Parade_des_Bundesheeres.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-09448%2C_Wien%2C_Parade_des_Bundesheeres.jpg/240px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-09448%2C_Wien%2C_Parade_des_Bundesheeres.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="563" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Austrian Armed Forces celebrating their 10th anniversary in March 1930 at the <a href="/wiki/Vienna" title="Vienna">Viennese</a> <a href="/wiki/Heldenplatz" title="Heldenplatz">Heldenplatz</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-12705,_%C3%96sterreich,_Man%C3%B6ver_der_Gebirgsartillerie.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Austrian mountain artillerymen during a manoeuvre in Tyrol"><img alt="Austrian mountain artillerymen during a manoeuvre in Tyrol" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-12705%2C_%C3%96sterreich%2C_Man%C3%B6ver_der_Gebirgsartillerie.jpg/120px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-12705%2C_%C3%96sterreich%2C_Man%C3%B6ver_der_Gebirgsartillerie.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="86" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-12705%2C_%C3%96sterreich%2C_Man%C3%B6ver_der_Gebirgsartillerie.jpg/180px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-12705%2C_%C3%96sterreich%2C_Man%C3%B6ver_der_Gebirgsartillerie.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-12705%2C_%C3%96sterreich%2C_Man%C3%B6ver_der_Gebirgsartillerie.jpg/240px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-12705%2C_%C3%96sterreich%2C_Man%C3%B6ver_der_Gebirgsartillerie.jpg 2x" data-file-width="794" data-file-height="571" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Austrian mountain artillerymen during a manoeuvre in <a href="/wiki/Tyrol_(federal_state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tyrol (federal state)">Tyrol</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-12135,_%C3%96sterreich,_Fahnenweihe_bei_der_Armee.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="New "Standarten" (flags) of Austrian Army units being consecrated by a Catholic priest in Mattersburg, Burgenland"><img alt="New "Standarten" (flags) of Austrian Army units being consecrated by a Catholic priest in Mattersburg, Burgenland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-12135%2C_%C3%96sterreich%2C_Fahnenweihe_bei_der_Armee.jpg/120px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-12135%2C_%C3%96sterreich%2C_Fahnenweihe_bei_der_Armee.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-12135%2C_%C3%96sterreich%2C_Fahnenweihe_bei_der_Armee.jpg/180px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-12135%2C_%C3%96sterreich%2C_Fahnenweihe_bei_der_Armee.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-12135%2C_%C3%96sterreich%2C_Fahnenweihe_bei_der_Armee.jpg/240px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-12135%2C_%C3%96sterreich%2C_Fahnenweihe_bei_der_Armee.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="537" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">New "Standarten" (flags) of Austrian Army units being consecrated by a Catholic priest in <a href="/wiki/Mattersburg" title="Mattersburg">Mattersburg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Burgenland" title="Burgenland">Burgenland</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-12181,_%C3%96sterreich,_Pioniere_beim_Br%C3%BCckenbau.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Engineers building a bridge across the Danube during a manoeuvre in 1931"><img alt="Engineers building a bridge across the Danube during a manoeuvre in 1931" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-12181%2C_%C3%96sterreich%2C_Pioniere_beim_Br%C3%BCckenbau.jpg/120px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-12181%2C_%C3%96sterreich%2C_Pioniere_beim_Br%C3%BCckenbau.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-12181%2C_%C3%96sterreich%2C_Pioniere_beim_Br%C3%BCckenbau.jpg/180px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-12181%2C_%C3%96sterreich%2C_Pioniere_beim_Br%C3%BCckenbau.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-12181%2C_%C3%96sterreich%2C_Pioniere_beim_Br%C3%BCckenbau.jpg/240px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-12181%2C_%C3%96sterreich%2C_Pioniere_beim_Br%C3%BCckenbau.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="509" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Engineers building a bridge across the <a href="/wiki/Danube" title="Danube">Danube</a> during a manoeuvre in 1931</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-00805,_Wien,_Februark%C3%A4mpfe,_Bundesheer_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Soldiers of the Austrian Army in Vienna, during the Austrian Civil War in 1934"><img alt="Soldiers of the Austrian Army in Vienna, during the Austrian Civil War in 1934" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-00805%2C_Wien%2C_Februark%C3%A4mpfe%2C_Bundesheer_2.jpg/120px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-00805%2C_Wien%2C_Februark%C3%A4mpfe%2C_Bundesheer_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-00805%2C_Wien%2C_Februark%C3%A4mpfe%2C_Bundesheer_2.jpg/180px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-00805%2C_Wien%2C_Februark%C3%A4mpfe%2C_Bundesheer_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-00805%2C_Wien%2C_Februark%C3%A4mpfe%2C_Bundesheer_2.jpg/240px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-00805%2C_Wien%2C_Februark%C3%A4mpfe%2C_Bundesheer_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="534" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Soldiers of the Austrian Army in Vienna, during the <a href="/wiki/Austrian_Civil_War" title="Austrian Civil War">Austrian Civil War</a> in 1934</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ausbildung_in_der_Gruppe_(18480913048).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Troops training with M1 Garands during the 1950s"><img alt="Troops training with M1 Garands during the 1950s" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Ausbildung_in_der_Gruppe_%2818480913048%29.jpg/120px-Ausbildung_in_der_Gruppe_%2818480913048%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Ausbildung_in_der_Gruppe_%2818480913048%29.jpg/180px-Ausbildung_in_der_Gruppe_%2818480913048%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Ausbildung_in_der_Gruppe_%2818480913048%29.jpg/240px-Ausbildung_in_der_Gruppe_%2818480913048%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6774" data-file-height="4492" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Troops training with M1 Garands during the 1950s</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cold_War">Cold War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austrian_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Cold War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 1 March 1978, the "Wehrgesetz 1978" became law, which encompassed the "Heeresgliederung 1978" plan to grow the Austrian Armed Forces to 384,000 (84,000 active, 300,000 militia) by the early 1990s to be able to fully employ the Austrian <a href="/w/index.php?title=Raumverteidigung&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Raumverteidigung (page does not exist)">Raumverteidigung</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raumverteidigung" class="extiw" title="de:Raumverteidigung">de</a>]</span> concept. A total of 30 new Landwehrstammregimenter were to be raised. On 6 October 1987, the Austrian government enacted the "Heeresgliederung 1987", which instructed the armed forces to stop the growth of the militia at 200,000. Afterwards only the militia's infantry grew, making 1988-1989 the timeframe Austria's armed forces reached their maximum strength. On 29 May 1990 the "Wehrgesetz 1978" was cancelled<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the army began to shrink, which accelerated with the "Gesamte Rechtsvorschrift für Wehrgesetz 1990" (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Fassung&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fassung (page does not exist)">Fassung</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fassung_(Literatur)" class="extiw" title="de:Fassung (Literatur)">de</a>]</span> of 31.12.1992).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Raumverteidigung">Raumverteidigung</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austrian_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Raumverteidigung"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Central_Army_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Army Group">Central Army Group</a> in Southern Germany was arrayed against attacks from <a href="/wiki/East_Germany" title="East Germany">East Germany</a> and <a href="/wiki/Czechoslovakia" title="Czechoslovakia">Czechoslovakia</a>, with only the <a href="/wiki/German_Army" title="German Army">German Army</a>'s <a href="/wiki/10th_Panzer_Division_(Bundeswehr)" title="10th Panzer Division (Bundeswehr)">10th Panzer Division</a> available to cover the army group's Austrian flank. To strengthen the flank NATO would have deployed the <a href="/wiki/French_Army" title="French Army">French Army</a>'s II Corps, which would have required seven days for mobilization and approach. The arrival of <a href="/wiki/Warsaw_Pact" title="Warsaw Pact">Warsaw Pact</a> forces in southern Bavaria within the first six days after the start of hostilities would have prompted NATO to use <a href="/wiki/Tactical_nuclear_weapons" class="mw-redirect" title="Tactical nuclear weapons">tactical nuclear weapons</a> to block the enemy approach routes through <a href="/wiki/Upper_Austria" title="Upper Austria">Upper Austria</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Kurier_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kurier-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To prevent the use of tactical nuclear weapons on Austrian territory the Austrian military developed the Raumverteidigung (Area Defense) concept, which envisioned that Austrian forces would delay, harass and decimate Warsaw Pact forces with determined, sustained and costly resistance along their expected axis of advance.<sup id="cite_ref-Kurier_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kurier-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Rauchensteiner_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rauchensteiner-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lampersberger_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lampersberger-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Steiger_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Steiger-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Strategic_considerations">Strategic considerations</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austrian_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Strategic considerations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Austrian military assumed that Warsaw Pact forces would include <a href="/wiki/Czechoslovak_People%27s_Army" title="Czechoslovak People's Army">Czechoslovak People's Army</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hungarian_People%27s_Army" title="Hungarian People's Army">Hungarian People's Army</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Army" title="Soviet Army">Soviet Army</a> units. A mixed Czechoslovak-Soviet corps of three divisions was expected to mass in the <a href="/wiki/B%C5%99eclav" title="Břeclav">Břeclav</a>-<a href="/wiki/Brno" title="Brno">Brno</a>-<a href="/wiki/Znojmo" title="Znojmo">Znojmo</a> region and attack through the <a href="/wiki/Weinviertel" title="Weinviertel">Weinviertel</a> north of Vienna. The expected crossing of the <a href="/wiki/Danube" title="Danube">Danube</a> was expected to occur between <a href="/wiki/Tulln" class="mw-redirect" title="Tulln">Tulln</a> and <a href="/wiki/Krems_an_der_Donau" title="Krems an der Donau">Krems</a>, from where the enemy forces would have turned West to reach the <a href="/wiki/Sankt_P%C3%B6lten" title="Sankt Pölten">Sankt Pölten</a> area. In parallel the 5th Hungarian Army, consisting of Hungarian units, Soviet <a href="/wiki/Central_Group_of_Forces" title="Central Group of Forces">Central Group of Forces</a> and <a href="/wiki/Southern_Group_of_Forces" title="Southern Group of Forces">Southern Group of Forces</a> units, and Czechoslovak units based in <a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia">Slovakia</a> was expected to strike from <a href="/wiki/Sopron" title="Sopron">Sopron</a> through the Wiener Wald towards Sankt Pölten.<sup id="cite_ref-Rauchensteiner_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rauchensteiner-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lampersberger_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lampersberger-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After taking Sankt Pölten the Austrian armed forces expected the combined Warsaw Pact forces to strike West to take possession of the <a href="/wiki/Linz" title="Linz">Linz</a>-<a href="/wiki/Steyr" title="Steyr">Steyr</a>-<a href="/wiki/Wels" title="Wels">Wels</a>, supported by an advance of two Czechoslovak People's Army divisions through the <a href="/wiki/M%C3%BChlviertel" title="Mühlviertel">Mühlviertel</a> to the North of <a href="/wiki/Linz" title="Linz">Linz</a>. After taking possession of the Linz basin the Warsaw Pact attack would have continued into Bavaria. The Austrian military also expected an advance by up to three Hungarian People's Army divisions, supported by <a href="/wiki/Romanian_People%27s_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Romanian People's Army">Romanian People's Army</a> units, into <a href="/wiki/Styria" title="Styria">Styria</a> and across the <a href="/wiki/Soboth_Pass" title="Soboth Pass">Soboth Pass</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pack_Saddle" title="Pack Saddle">Pack Saddle</a> towards <a href="/wiki/Klagenfurt" class="mw-redirect" title="Klagenfurt">Klagenfurt</a> and <a href="/wiki/Villach" title="Villach">Villach</a>, from where the Eastern forces could turn South towards the <a href="/wiki/Italian_Army" title="Italian Army">Italian Army</a>'s <a href="/wiki/5th_Army_Corps_(Italy)" class="mw-redirect" title="5th Army Corps (Italy)">5th Army Corps</a> or West towards the Italian <a href="/wiki/4th_Army_Corps_(Italy)" class="mw-redirect" title="4th Army Corps (Italy)">4th Alpine Army Corps</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Lampersberger_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lampersberger-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While it was imagined that NATO troops could likewise use Austria as a stepping stone for invasions of the Warsaw Pact countries, such a scenario was considered highly unlikely, unrealistic and eventually remained theoretical in strategic realization. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Initial_dispositions">Initial dispositions</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austrian_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Initial dispositions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1978 the Austrian Armed Forces enacted its new concept of Raumverteidigung. The Raumverteidigung divided the entire nation into Key Zones (Schlüsselzonen), Area Security Zones (Raumsicherungszonen), and Subzones (Teilzonen). Key zones were set up in those areas of the national territory, which an aggressor had to take possession of in order to achieve his military goals. Area security zones were set up to deny an aggressor the possibility to bypass key zones and prevent the massing, movement, supply, and maintenance of enemy units. Operationally the aim was to block the direct march lines through layered defenses in the key zones and to prevent an aggressor from freely using the space in the area security zones through mobile warfare. Both types of zones were to be defended by militia formations.<sup id="cite_ref-Rauchensteiner_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rauchensteiner-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lampersberger_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lampersberger-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Keusch/Halbartschlager_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Keusch/Halbartschlager-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Steiger_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Steiger-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The four subzones formed the Central Area in Austria's mountainous interior, which was outside of the anticipated main axis of a Warsaw Pact advance. In the event of an attack and an occupation of most of Austria, one or more the sub zones would form the national territory, which would justify the continuation of Austria as a subject of international law. The central area was therefore of essential importance and had to be defended at its entrances. The Army Command and Austrian government would have retreat to a bunker complex in <a href="/wiki/St_Johann_im_Pongau" title="St Johann im Pongau">St Johann im Pongau</a> in the central area.<sup id="cite_ref-Kurier_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kurier-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Furthermore, the central area acted as main depot of Austria's war stocks. The capital <a href="/wiki/Vienna" title="Vienna">Vienna</a> would not have been defended and was therefore excluded from defense preparations.<sup id="cite_ref-Rauchensteiner_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rauchensteiner-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lampersberger_11-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lampersberger-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Steiger_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Steiger-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Geographically the country was divided into 34 areas: </p> <ul><li>10 Key zones</li> <li>19 Area security zones</li> <li>1 reinforced key area designated Block Zone 33 (Sperrzone 33)</li> <li>4 Sub zones / Central Area</li></ul> <p>Each key zone and area security zone, and Block Zone 33 were overseen during peacetime by a Landwehrstammregiment, which were tasked with training the militia forces needed for the defense of their assigned zone.<sup id="cite_ref-Steiger_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Steiger-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Landwehrstammregiments consisted of a staff company, training companies, a supply train, and mobilization depots. Some of the Landwehrstammregiment also trained and fielded an active Jäger battalion. In case of war the Landwehrstammregiments would have reformed as Landwehr Regiments with various types of militia battalions and companies, allowing the regiments to fight delaying actions from fortified positions as well has hit and run attacks on enemy formations trying to pass through their zone. The Landwehr regiments formed the area-bound Landwehr and fielded the following types of Landwehr units:<sup id="cite_ref-Rauchensteiner_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rauchensteiner-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lampersberger_11-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lampersberger-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Landwehr battalions (Landwehrbataillone) tasked with defending their zone</li> <li>Blocking battalions and companies (Sperrbataillone and Sperrkompanien) tasked to man more than 500 bunkers and fortified positions<sup id="cite_ref-Kurier_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kurier-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Jagdkampf battalions and companies (Jagdkampfbataillone and Jagdkampfkompanien) tasked to fight behind enemy lines and disrupt enemy supply lines</li> <li>River-blocking companies (Flusssperrkompanien) tasked with blocking river fords</li> <li>Guard companies (Wachkompanien) tasked to guard key infrastructure</li> <li>Guard-blocking companies (Wachsperrkompanien) tasked to guard and defend key transport infrastructure, and to prevent the enemy from capturing it</li> <li>Stationary artillery batteries (Artilleriebatterie ortsfest) with <a href="/wiki/155_mm_Long_Tom" class="mw-redirect" title="155 mm Long Tom">M2 155mm howitzers</a> in bunkers to lay suppressing fire on enemy approach routes</li></ul> <p>Operationally the country was divided initially into three operational areas (Operationsraum), which were commanded by the Army Command.<sup id="cite_ref-Lampersberger_11-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lampersberger-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Operational Area East under Corps Command I, in <a href="/wiki/Graz" title="Graz">Graz</a>, encompassing the states of <a href="/wiki/Vienna" title="Vienna">Vienna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Burgenland" title="Burgenland">Burgenland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steiermark" class="mw-redirect" title="Steiermark">Steiermark</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lower_Austria" title="Lower Austria">Lower Austria</a>, the latter without Key Zone 35</li> <li>Operational Area Center under Corps Command II, in <a href="/wiki/Salzburg" title="Salzburg">Salzburg</a>, encompassing the states of <a href="/wiki/K%C3%A4rnten" class="mw-redirect" title="Kärnten">Kärnten</a>, <a href="/wiki/Salzburg" title="Salzburg">Salzburg</a> and <a href="/wiki/Upper_Austria" title="Upper Austria">Upper Austria</a>, Key Zone 35, and <a href="/wiki/East_Tyrol" title="East Tyrol">East Tyrol</a></li> <li>Operational Area West under Military Command Tyrol, in <a href="/wiki/Innsbruck" title="Innsbruck">Innsbruck</a>, encompassing the states of <a href="/wiki/Tyrol_(federal_state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tyrol (federal state)">Tyrol</a> (without East Tyrol) and <a href="/wiki/Vorarlberg" title="Vorarlberg">Vorarlberg</a> (later merged into Operational Area Center)</li></ul> <p>The Air Division and army's support troops were under direct Army Command. In wartime the operational commands would command nine brigades, which formed the mobile Landwehr. The mobile Landwehr was the Austrian armed forces reserve, which once the intentions of the opponent were determined, could be used to counterattack enemy formations. The mobile Landwehr consisted of six light Jäger brigades, which would only be fully manned during wartime, and three Panzergrenadier brigades, equipped with <a href="/wiki/Main_battle_tank" title="Main battle tank">main battle tanks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Infantry_fighting_vehicle" title="Infantry fighting vehicle">infantry fighting vehicles</a>, which were fully manned at all times. The staffs of the six Jäger brigades would have been formed upon war by the armed forces military commands, which in peacetime had territorial functions in the states. The three Panzergrenadier brigades were assigned to the 1st Panzergrenadier Division and based along the Danube valley from Vienna to Linz.<sup id="cite_ref-Rauchensteiner_10-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rauchensteiner-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lampersberger_11-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lampersberger-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Raumverteidigung_Organization">Raumverteidigung Organization</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austrian_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Raumverteidigung Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Each Austrian military command was numbered from 1 to 9, with all zones and units assigned to the command or part of the command starting with the same number. The only exception was the 9th Panzergrenadier Brigade, which carried the number of the Vorarlberg Military Command in the extreme West of the country, but was based near Vienna in the East of the country and manned by conscripts from Vienna. The Austrian military commands of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Raumverteidigung_concept&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Raumverteidigung concept (page does not exist)">Raumverteidigung concept</a>, their assigned number, zones and main units during peacetime were:<sup id="cite_ref-Rauchensteiner_10-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rauchensteiner-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Burgenland" title="Burgenland">Burgenland</a> Military Command - No. 1, in <a href="/wiki/Eisenstadt" title="Eisenstadt">Eisenstadt</a> <ul><li>1st Jäger Brigade, in Eisenstadt</li> <li>11th Landwehrstammregiment, in <a href="/wiki/Neusiedl_am_See" title="Neusiedl am See">Neusiedl</a> (Area Security Zone 11)</li> <li>12th Landwehrstammregiment, in Eisenstadt (Area Security Zone 12)</li> <li>14th Landwehrstammregiment, in <a href="/wiki/Pinkafeld" title="Pinkafeld">Pinkafeld</a> (Key Zone 14)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vienna" title="Vienna">Vienna</a> Military Command - No. 2, in Vienna <ul><li>2nd Jäger Brigade, in Vienna (in wartime assigned to Lower Austria Military Command)</li> <li>21st Landwehrstammregiment, in Vienna (Area Security Zone 21 in Lower Austria)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Austria" title="Lower Austria">Lower Austria</a> Military Command - No. 3, in <a href="/wiki/Sankt_P%C3%B6lten" title="Sankt Pölten">Sankt Pölten</a> <ul><li>3rd Panzergrenadier Brigade, in <a href="/wiki/Mautern_an_der_Donau" title="Mautern an der Donau">Mautern an der Donau</a> (based in the Area Security Zone 31)<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>9th Panzergrenadier Brigade, in <a href="/wiki/G%C3%B6tzendorf_an_der_Leitha" title="Götzendorf an der Leitha">Götzendorf an der Leitha</a> (based in the Area Security Zone 21)</li> <li>311th Jagdkampfbataillon 311, in <a href="/wiki/Allentsteig" title="Allentsteig">Allentsteig</a> (Area Security Zone 31, in peacetime part of the 32nd Landwehrstammregiment)</li> <li>32nd Landwehrstammregiment, in <a href="/wiki/Korneuburg" title="Korneuburg">Korneuburg</a> (Area Security Zone 32)</li> <li>33rd Landwehrstammregiment, in Mautern an der Donau (Block Zone 33)</li> <li>34th Landwehrstammregiment, in <a href="/wiki/W%C3%B6llersdorf" class="mw-redirect" title="Wöllersdorf">Wöllersdorf</a> (Key Zone 34)</li> <li>35th Landwehrstammregiment, in <a href="/wiki/Amstetten,_Lower_Austria" title="Amstetten, Lower Austria">Amstetten</a> (Key Zone 35)<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Keusch/Halbartschlager_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Keusch/Halbartschlager-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>36th Landwehrstammregiment (Area Security Zone 36, formation suspended with the 1987 reform)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upper_Austria" title="Upper Austria">Upper Austria</a> Military Command - No. 4, in <a href="/wiki/Linz" title="Linz">Linz</a> <ul><li>4th Panzergrenadier Brigade, in Linz (covering Block Zone 45)</li> <li>41st Landwehrstammregiment, in <a href="/wiki/Steyr" title="Steyr">Steyr</a> (Block Zone 41)</li> <li>42nd Landwehrstammregiment, in Linz (Area Security Zone 42)</li> <li>43rd Landwehrstammregiment, in <a href="/wiki/Wels" title="Wels">Wels</a> (Area Security Zone 43)</li> <li>44th Landwehrstammregiment, in <a href="/wiki/Kirchdorf_an_der_Krems" title="Kirchdorf an der Krems">Kirchdorf an der Krems</a> (Area Security Zone 44)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Styria" title="Styria">Styria</a> Military Command - No. 5, in <a href="/wiki/Graz" title="Graz">Graz</a> <ul><li>5th Jäger Brigade, in Graz</li> <li>51st Landwehrstammregiment (Area Security Zone 51, formation suspended with the 1987 reform)</li> <li>52nd Landwehrstammregiment, in Feldbach (Area Security Zone 52)</li> <li>53rd Landwehrstammregiment, in <a href="/wiki/Stra%C3%9F_in_Steiermark" title="Straß in Steiermark">Straß</a> (Key Zone 53)<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>54th Landwehrstammregiment, in Graz (Key Zone 54)</li> <li>55th Landwehrstammregiment, in <a href="/wiki/Sankt_Michael_in_Obersteiermark" title="Sankt Michael in Obersteiermark">Sankt Michael</a> (Subzone 55)</li> <li>56th Landwehrstammregiment (Subzone 56, formation suspended with the 1987 reform)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyrol_(federal_state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tyrol (federal state)">Tyrol</a> Military Command - No. 6, in <a href="/wiki/Innsbruck" title="Innsbruck">Innsbruck</a> <ul><li>6th Jäger Brigade, in Innsbruck</li> <li>61st Landwehrstammregiment, in <a href="/wiki/Kitzb%C3%BChel" title="Kitzbühel">Kitzbühel</a> (Area Security Zone 61)</li> <li>62nd Landwehrstammregiment, in <a href="/wiki/Absam" title="Absam">Absam</a> (Key Zone 62)</li> <li>63rd Landwehrstammregiment, in <a href="/wiki/Landeck" title="Landeck">Landeck</a> (Area Security Zone 63)</li> <li>64th Landwehrstammregiment, in <a href="/wiki/Lienz" title="Lienz">Lienz</a> (Area Security Zone 64)</li> <li>65th Landwehrstammregiment (Area Security Zone 65, formation suspended with the 1987 reform)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carinthia" title="Carinthia">Carinthia</a> Military Command - No. 7, in <a href="/wiki/Klagenfurt" class="mw-redirect" title="Klagenfurt">Klagenfurt</a> <ul><li>7th Jäger Brigade, in Klagenfurt</li> <li>71st Landwehrstammregiment, in <a href="/wiki/Wolfsberg,_Carinthia" title="Wolfsberg, Carinthia">Wolfsberg</a> (Key Zone 71)</li> <li>72nd Landwehrstammregiment, in Klagenfurt (Area Security Zone 72)</li> <li>73rd Landwehrstammregiment, in <a href="/wiki/Villach" title="Villach">Villach</a> (Key Zone 73)</li> <li>74th Landwehrstammregiment, in <a href="/wiki/Spittal_an_der_Drau" title="Spittal an der Drau">Spittal an der Drau</a> (Area Security Zone 74)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salzburg_(state)" title="Salzburg (state)">Salzburg</a> Military Command - No. 8, in <a href="/wiki/Salzburg" title="Salzburg">Salzburg</a> <ul><li>8th Jäger Brigade, in Salzburg</li> <li>81st Landwehrstammregiment, in Salzburg (Area Security Zone 81)</li> <li>82nd Landwehrstammregiment, in St Johann im Pongau (Subzone 82)</li> <li>83rd Landwehrstammregiment, in <a href="/wiki/Tamsweg" title="Tamsweg">Tamsweg</a> (Subzone 83)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vorarlberg" title="Vorarlberg">Vorarlberg</a> Military Command - No. 9, in <a href="/wiki/Bregenz" title="Bregenz">Bregenz</a> <ul><li>91st Landwehrstammregiment, in <a href="/wiki/Lochau" title="Lochau">Lochau</a> (Area Security Zone 91)</li></ul></li></ul> <p>Under the area defence strategy, which determined the army's structure until 1993, the army was divided into three principal elements: the standing alert force (<span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Bereitschaftstruppe</i></span>) of active units, including the <a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Panzergrenadier_Division_(Austria)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1st Panzergrenadier Division (Austria) (page does not exist)">1st Panzergrenadier Division</a> and the air division; the mobile militia (<span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Mobile Landwehr</i></span>), organized as eight mechanized reserve brigades to be deployed to key danger spots in the event of mobilization; and the stationary militia (<span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Raumgebundene Landwehr</i></span>) of twenty-six reserve infantry regiments organized for territorial defence.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both the mobile militia and the stationary militia were brought up to strength only in times of mobilization or during periods allotted for refresher training, usually three weeks in June.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Training of conscripts was conducted by twenty-eight training and equipment-holding regiments (<span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Landwehrstammregimenter</i></span>).<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On mobilization, these regiments would disband, with their cadre reassigned to lead reserve units or form replacement regiments and battalions.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the army level were a headquarters, guard, and special forces battalions and an artillery battalion at cadre strength.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two corps headquarters, one in the east at Graz and one in the west at Salzburg, would, on mobilization, command the provincially organized units in their respective zones.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each corps included artillery, antitank, antiaircraft, and engineering battalions, and a logistics regiment, all on a cadre basis.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Each of the nine provincial military commands supervised the training and maintenance activities of their training and equipment-holding regiments.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On mobilization, these nine commands would convert to a divisional headquarters commanding mobile militia, stationary militia, and other independent units.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The only active units immediately available in an emergency were those of the standing alert force of some 15,000 career soldiers supplemented by eight-month conscripts.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The force was organized as a mechanized division consisting of three armored infantry brigades.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each brigade was composed of one tank battalion, one mechanized infantry battalion, and one self-propelled artillery battalion.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two of the brigades had antitank battalions equipped with self-propelled weapons.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The divisional headquarters was at <a href="/wiki/Baden_bei_Wien" title="Baden bei Wien">Baden bei Wien</a> near Vienna;<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the 3rd, 4th, and 9th Brigades were based in separate locations, also in the northeast of the country.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> 3rd Brigade was at <a href="/wiki/Mautern_an_der_Donau" title="Mautern an der Donau">Mautern an der Donau</a>, 4th at <a href="/wiki/Linz" title="Linz">Linz</a>, and 9th Brigade at <a href="/wiki/G%C3%B6tzendorf_an_der_Leitha" title="Götzendorf an der Leitha">Götzendorf an der Leitha</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-Cold_War">Post-Cold War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austrian_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Post-Cold War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The New Army Structure—the reorganization plan announced in late 1991 and scheduled to be in place sometime in 1995—replaces the previous two-corps structure with one of three corps.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new corps is headquartered at Baden, with responsibility for the two northeastern provinces of Lower Austria and Upper Austria.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Army headquarters will be eliminated, as will the divisional structure for the three standing brigades.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The three corps—in effect, regional commands—will be directly subordinate to the general troop inspector.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The three mechanized brigades will be placed directly under the new Third Corps at Baden, although in the future one brigade may be assigned to each of the three corps.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The mobile militia will be reduced from eight to six mechanized brigades.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each of the nine provincial commands will have at least one militia regiment of two to six battalions as well as local defence companies.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Total personnel strength—both standing forces and reserves—is to be materially contracted under the new plan.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The fully mobilized army will decline in strength from 200,000 to 120,000.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The standing alert force will be reduced from 15,000 to 10,000.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Reaction time is to be radically shortened so that part of the standing alert force can be deployed within hours to a crisis zone (for example, one adjacent to the border with Slovenia).<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A task force ready for immediate deployment will be maintained by one of the mechanized brigades on a rotational basis.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Separate militia training companies to which all conscripts are assigned will be dismantled; in the future, conscripts will undergo basic training within their mobilization companies.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Conscripts in the final stages of their training could supplement the standing forces by being poised for operational deployment at short notice.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Promotion is not based solely on merit but on position attained, level of education, and seniority.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Officers with advanced degrees (for which study at the National Defence Academy qualifies) can expect to attain grade VIII before reaching the retirement age of sixty to sixty-five.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Those with a baccalaureate degree can expect to reach grade VII (colonel).<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Career NCOs form part of the same comprehensive personnel structure.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is common for NCOs to transfer at some stage in their careers to civilian status at the equivalent grade, either in the Ministry for National Defence or in the police or prison services after further training.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Strong_Europe_Tank_Challenge_2017">Strong Europe Tank Challenge 2017</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austrian_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Strong Europe Tank Challenge 2017"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Austria took first place in the Strong Europe Tank Challenge 2017 as six nations and partner nations battled it out in Grafenwoehr, Germany. The Austrian tankers defeated teams from France, Germany, Poland, Ukraine and from the United States in the exercise.<sup id="cite_ref-army.mil_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-army.mil-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Austrian soldiers used <a href="/wiki/Leopard_2" title="Leopard 2">Leopard 2</a>A4 tanks during the competition.<sup id="cite_ref-army.mil_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-army.mil-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2019_Uniform_changes">2019 Uniform changes</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austrian_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2019 Uniform changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since 2019 the new service uniform with a six colour camouflage pattern is issued, but the old service uniform in olive is still widespread and will be taken out of service very slowly.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The dress uniform is grey; for formal occasions a white uniform may be worn.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The air force uniform is identical, with the addition of wings worn on the right jacket breast—gold for officers and silver for enlisted personnel.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Branches of service are identified by beret colours: scarlet for the honour Guard; green for infantry; black for armour; cherry for airborne; and dark blue for quartermaster.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Insignia of rank are worn on the jacket lapel of the dress uniform (silver stars on a green or gold shield) and on the epaulets of the field uniform (white, silver or gold stars on an olive drab field).<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization">Organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austrian_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Structure_of_the_Austrian_Armed_Forces" title="Structure of the Austrian Armed Forces">Structure of the Austrian Armed Forces</a></div> <p>The armed forces consist solely of the army, of which the air force is considered a constituent part.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1993, the total active complement of the armed forces was 52,000, of whom 20,000 to 30,000 were conscripts undergoing training of six to eight months.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The army had 46,000 personnel on active duty (including an estimated 19,500 conscripts), and the air force had 6,000 personnel (2,400 conscripts).<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Governance">Governance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austrian_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Governance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Structure_of_the_Austrian_Armed_Forces_since_April_2019.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Structure_of_the_Austrian_Armed_Forces_since_April_2019.png/640px-Structure_of_the_Austrian_Armed_Forces_since_April_2019.png" decoding="async" width="640" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Structure_of_the_Austrian_Armed_Forces_since_April_2019.png/960px-Structure_of_the_Austrian_Armed_Forces_since_April_2019.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Structure_of_the_Austrian_Armed_Forces_since_April_2019.png/1280px-Structure_of_the_Austrian_Armed_Forces_since_April_2019.png 2x" data-file-width="5084" data-file-height="1059" /></a><figcaption>Structure of the Austrian Army after the Bundesheerreform 2019</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bataillon_de_la_garde_autrichienne.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Bataillon_de_la_garde_autrichienne.jpg/220px-Bataillon_de_la_garde_autrichienne.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="241" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Bataillon_de_la_garde_autrichienne.jpg/330px-Bataillon_de_la_garde_autrichienne.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Bataillon_de_la_garde_autrichienne.jpg/440px-Bataillon_de_la_garde_autrichienne.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1850" data-file-height="2025" /></a><figcaption>Austrian Guard Company during the <a href="/wiki/Bastille_Day_parade" class="mw-redirect" title="Bastille Day parade">Bastille Day parade</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:VFR_Ost%C3%B6sterreich_Allentsteig_5845679463.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/VFR_Ost%C3%B6sterreich_Allentsteig_5845679463.jpg/220px-VFR_Ost%C3%B6sterreich_Allentsteig_5845679463.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/VFR_Ost%C3%B6sterreich_Allentsteig_5845679463.jpg/330px-VFR_Ost%C3%B6sterreich_Allentsteig_5845679463.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/VFR_Ost%C3%B6sterreich_Allentsteig_5845679463.jpg/440px-VFR_Ost%C3%B6sterreich_Allentsteig_5845679463.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2432" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Allentsteig" title="Allentsteig">Allentsteig</a> (157 km<sup>2</sup>) is the largest <a href="/wiki/Proving_ground" title="Proving ground">training area</a> in Austria.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Zeltweg_und_Umgebung_von_Norden_Panorama.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Zeltweg_und_Umgebung_von_Norden_Panorama.jpg/220px-Zeltweg_und_Umgebung_von_Norden_Panorama.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Zeltweg_und_Umgebung_von_Norden_Panorama.jpg/330px-Zeltweg_und_Umgebung_von_Norden_Panorama.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Zeltweg_und_Umgebung_von_Norden_Panorama.jpg/440px-Zeltweg_und_Umgebung_von_Norden_Panorama.jpg 2x" data-file-width="12717" data-file-height="4235" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Zeltweg_Air_Base" title="Zeltweg Air Base">Zeltweg Air Base</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:J%C3%A4gerbataillon_17_(9082965145).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/J%C3%A4gerbataillon_17_%289082965145%29.jpg/220px-J%C3%A4gerbataillon_17_%289082965145%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/J%C3%A4gerbataillon_17_%289082965145%29.jpg/330px-J%C3%A4gerbataillon_17_%289082965145%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/J%C3%A4gerbataillon_17_%289082965145%29.jpg/440px-J%C3%A4gerbataillon_17_%289082965145%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3888" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>Soldiers of the 17th Infantry Battalion during a manoeuvre</figcaption></figure> <p>Under the constitution, the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Austria" title="President of Austria">President</a> is the <a href="/wiki/Commander-in-chief" title="Commander-in-chief">commander-in-chief</a> of the armed forces.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In reality, the <a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_Austria" title="Chancellor of Austria">Chancellor</a> has the decision-making authority, exercised through the Minister for National Defence.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Chancellor also chairs the National Defence Council, which has as its members a vice-chairman, the minister for national defence, an appointee of this minister, the Chief of the General Staff, and a parliamentary representative.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The minister for national defence, acting in co-operation with the minister for interior, coordinates the work of the four major committees under the National Defence Council: the Military Defence Committee; the Civil Defence Committee; the Economic Defence Committee; and the Psychological Defence Committee.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Chief of the General Staff acts as the senior military adviser to the Minister for National Defence, assists the minister in the exercise of his authority, and, as the head of the general staff, is responsible for planning.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the army commander exercises direct operational control of the Bundesheer in both peacetime and wartime.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Article 79 of the constitution, as amended in 1985, states that the Army is entrusted with the military defence of the country.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Insofar as the legally constituted civil authority requests its co-operation, the army is further charged with protecting constitutional institutions and their capacity to act, as well as the democratic freedoms of the inhabitants; maintaining order and security in the interior; and rendering aid in disasters and mishaps of extraordinary scope.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In administering the armed forces, the Ministry for National Defence is organized into four principal sections and the inspectorate general: Section I deals with legal and legislative matters; Section II handles personnel and recruitment matters, including discipline and grievances; Section III is concerned with troop command, schools, and other facilities, and it also comprises departments G-1 through G-5 as well as a separate department for air operations; and Section IV deals with procurement and supply, quartermaster matters, armaments, and ordnance.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The general troop inspectorate is a separate section of the ministry with responsibility for co-ordination and fulfilment of the missions of the armed forces.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It encompasses a general staff department, an attaché department, and planning and inspection groups.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mission">Mission</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austrian_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Mission"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The main constitutional tasks of today's Austrian military are: </p> <ul><li>to protect the constitutionally established institutions and the population's democratic freedoms.</li> <li>to maintain order and security inside the country.</li> <li>to render assistance in the case of natural catastrophes and disasters of exceptional magnitude.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ranks">Ranks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austrian_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Ranks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Austrian_Bundesheer" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks of the Austrian Bundesheer">Ranks of the Austrian Bundesheer</a></div> <p>Of the eight enlisted ranks, only a sergeant (Wachtmeister) or above is considered an NCO.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are two warrant officer ranks—Offiziersstellvertreter and Vizeleutnant.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The lowest commissioned rank of officer candidate (Fähnrich)—is held by cadets at the military academy and by reserve officers in training for the rank second lieutenant.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To maintain conformity with grade levels in the civil service, there are only two ranks of general in the personnel system—brigadier general (one star) and general lieutenant (three stars).<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the ranks of major general (two stars) and full general (equivalent to four stars) are accorded to officers holding particular military commands.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Branches">Branches</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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1.5x" data-file-width="1256" data-file-height="700" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:64.808%;left:48.547%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Basisraum"><img alt="Basisraum" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Lightgreen_pog.svg/8px-Lightgreen_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Lightgreen_pog.svg/12px-Lightgreen_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Lightgreen_pog.svg/16px-Lightgreen_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Basisraum</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:45.608%;left:49.683%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Kolomansberg"><img alt="Kolomansberg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/8px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/12px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/16px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Kolomansberg</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:21.542%;left:89.694%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steinmandl"><img alt="Steinmandl" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/8px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/12px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/16px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Steinmandl </span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:83.218%;left:71.432%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Speikkogel"><img alt="Speikkogel" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/8px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/12px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/16px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Speikkogel</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:66.092%;left:26.923%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-5px;top:-5px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="6 Mountain Bde."><img alt="6 Mountain Bde." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/10px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/15px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/20px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:6px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap"><b>6 Mountain Bde.</b></span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:66.609%;left:25.556%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Staff Bn. 6"><img alt="Staff Bn. 6" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/8px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/12px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/16px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Staff Bn. 6</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:68.966%;left:4.273%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Jäger Bn. 23"><img alt="Jäger Bn. 23" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/8px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/12px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/16px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Jäger Bn. 23</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:81.734%;left:43.202%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Jäger Bn. 24"><img alt="Jäger Bn. 24" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/8px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/12px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/16px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Jäger Bn. 24</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:83.333%;left:52.35%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Jäger Bn. 26"><img alt="Jäger Bn. 26" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/8px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/12px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/16px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Jäger Bn. 26</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:48.851%;left:46.368%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Jäger Bn. 8 Engineer Bn. 2"><img alt="Jäger Bn. 8 Engineer Bn. 2" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/8px-Black_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/12px-Black_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/16px-Black_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Jäger Bn. 8<br />Engineer Bn. 2</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:48.851%;left:46.795%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Austrian Armed Forces"><img alt="Austrian Armed Forces" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:47.701%;left:46.581%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-5px;top:-5px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Air Surveillance"><img alt="Air Surveillance" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/10px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/15px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/20px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:6px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap"><b>Air Surveillance</b></span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:47.701%;left:46.581%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Radar Bn."><img alt="Radar Bn." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/8px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/12px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/16px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Radar Bn.</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:68.966%;left:68.376%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-5px;top:-5px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Surveillance Wing"><img alt="Surveillance Wing" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/10px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/15px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/20px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:6px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Zeltweg_Air_Base" title="Zeltweg Air Base">Surveillance Wing</a></span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:68.966%;left:68.376%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Air-defense Bn. 2"><img alt="Air-defense Bn. 2" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/8px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/12px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/16px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Air-defense Bn. 2</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:33.333%;left:61.325%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-5px;top:-5px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Air Support"><img alt="Air Support" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/10px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/15px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/20px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:6px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap"><b>Air Support</b></span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:30.46%;left:85.897%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-5px;top:-5px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Air Support Wing"><img alt="Air Support Wing" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/10px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/15px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/20px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:6px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brumowski_Air_Base" title="Brumowski Air Base">Air Support Wing</a></span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:57.471%;left:60.684%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Aigen"><img alt="Aigen" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/8px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/12px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/16px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Military_Airport_Aigen_im_Ennstal" title="Military Airport Aigen im Ennstal">Aigen</a></span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:73.563%;left:77.35%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-6px;top:-6px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Armed Forces Cmd"><img alt="Armed Forces Cmd" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/18px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/24px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:7px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap"><b>Armed Forces Cmd</b></span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:35.057%;left:89.103%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Guard Bn."><img alt="Guard Bn." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Guard Bn.</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:27.011%;left:79.274%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-5px;top:-5px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="3 Jäger Bde."><img alt="3 Jäger Bde." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/10px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/15px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/20px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:6px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap"><b>3 Jäger Bde.</b></span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:27.011%;left:79.274%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Staff Bn. 3"><img alt="Staff Bn. 3" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Staff Bn. 3</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:73.563%;left:88.675%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Jäger Bn. 19"><img alt="Jäger Bn. 19" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/8px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/12px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/16px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Jäger Bn. 19</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:37.356%;left:90.598%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Jäger Bn. 33"><img alt="Jäger Bn. 33" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/8px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/12px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/16px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Jäger Bn. 33</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:21.839%;left:91.88%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Recon & Art. 3"><img alt="Recon & Art. 3" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Yellow_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Yellow_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Yellow_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Recon & Art. 3</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:33.333%;left:76.282%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Engineer Bn. 3"><img alt="Engineer Bn. 3" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/8px-Black_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/12px-Black_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/16px-Black_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Engineer Bn. 3</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:32.759%;left:63.248%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-5px;top:-5px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="4 PzGrenadier Bde."><img alt="4 PzGrenadier Bde." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/10px-Pink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/15px-Pink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/20px-Pink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:6px;left:-3em"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap"><b>4 PzGrenadier Bde.</b></span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:37.356%;left:59.402%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Panzer Bn. 14"><img alt="Panzer Bn. 14" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Pink_ff0080_pog.svg/8px-Pink_ff0080_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Pink_ff0080_pog.svg/12px-Pink_ff0080_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Pink_ff0080_pog.svg/16px-Pink_ff0080_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Panzer Bn. 14</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:33.908%;left:52.137%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Mech. Inf. Bn. 13"><img alt="Mech. Inf. Bn. 13" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/8px-Pink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/12px-Pink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/16px-Pink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Mech. Inf. Bn. 13</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:44.828%;left:89.316%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Mech. Inf. Bn. 35"><img alt="Mech. Inf. Bn. 35" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/8px-Pink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/12px-Pink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/16px-Pink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Mech. Inf. Bn. 35</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:18.391%;left:80.128%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Recon & Art. Bn. 4"><img alt="Recon & Art. Bn. 4" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Yellow_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Yellow_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Yellow_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Recon & Art. Bn. 4</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:89.08%;left:62.821%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-5px;top:-5px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="7 Jäger Bde. Jäger Bn. 25"><img alt="7 Jäger Bde. Jäger Bn. 25" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/10px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/15px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/20px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:6px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap"><b>7 Jäger Bde.</b><br />Jäger Bn. 25</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:85.057%;left:79.701%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Jäger Bn. 17"><img alt="Jäger Bn. 17" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Jäger Bn. 17</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:89.08%;left:62.393%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Austrian Armed Forces"><img alt="Austrian Armed Forces" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:77.586%;left:83.12%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Recon & Art. Bn. 7"><img alt="Recon & Art. Bn. 7" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Yellow_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Yellow_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Yellow_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Recon & Art. Bn. 7</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:88.506%;left:57.265%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Austrian Armed Forces"><img alt="Austrian Armed Forces" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/8px-Black_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/12px-Black_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/16px-Black_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:47.701%;left:87.821%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Jagdkommando"><img alt="Jagdkommando" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Lightgreen_pog.svg/8px-Lightgreen_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Lightgreen_pog.svg/12px-Lightgreen_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Lightgreen_pog.svg/16px-Lightgreen_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jagdkommando" title="Jagdkommando">Jagdkommando</a></span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:37.356%;left:70.085%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Jäger Bn. 12"><img alt="Jäger Bn. 12" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/8px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/12px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/16px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Jäger Bn. 12</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:64.368%;left:72.009%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Jäger Bn. 18"><img alt="Jäger Bn. 18" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/8px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/12px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/16px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Jäger Bn. 18</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:73.563%;left:76.923%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Supply Rgt. 1"><img alt="Supply Rgt. 1" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/12px-Purple_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/16px-Purple_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Supply Rgt. 1</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:29.885%;left:88.889%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="NBC-defense"><img alt="NBC-defense" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Turquoise_pog.svg/8px-Turquoise_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Turquoise_pog.svg/12px-Turquoise_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Turquoise_pog.svg/16px-Turquoise_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">NBC-defense</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:33.908%;left:89.53%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Mil. Police"><img alt="Mil. Police" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/White_pog.svg/8px-White_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/White_pog.svg/12px-White_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/White_pog.svg/16px-White_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Mil. Police</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:89.08%;left:56.624%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Engineer Bn. 1 Cmd. Sup. Bn. 1"><img alt="Engineer Bn. 1 Cmd. Sup. Bn. 1" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Yellow_ffff80_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_ffff80_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Yellow_ffff80_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_ffff80_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Yellow_ffff80_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_ffff80_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Engineer Bn. 1<br />Cmd. Sup. Bn. 1</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:63.793%;left:48.718%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Cmd. Sup. Bn. 2"><img alt="Cmd. Sup. Bn. 2" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Yellow_ffff80_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_ffff80_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Yellow_ffff80_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_ffff80_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Yellow_ffff80_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_ffff80_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">Cmd. Sup. Bn. 2</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:40.805%;left:94.444%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="K-9 Center"><img alt="K-9 Center" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><span class="nowrap">K-9 Center</span></small></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Austria_relief_location_map.jpg" title="File:Austria relief location map.jpg">class=notpageimage| </a></div><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Operational unit locations 2020 (without Panzer Staff Battalion 4 and Staff Battalion 7)</div></div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Air_Force">Air Force</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austrian_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Air Force"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Austrian_Air_Force" title="Austrian Air Force">Austrian Air Force</a></div> <p>Austria's air force (<a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Luftstreitkräfte</i>) has as its missions the defence of Austrian airspace, tactical support of Austrian ground forces, reconnaissance and military transport, and search-and-rescue support when requested by civil authorities.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Until 1985, when the first of twenty-four <a href="/wiki/Saab_35_Draken" title="Saab 35 Draken">Saab 35 Draken</a> were delivered, the country had remained essentially without the capacity to contest violations of its airspace.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Drakens, reconditioned after having served the <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Air_Force" title="Swedish Air Force">Swedish Air Force</a> since the early 1960s, were armed, in accordance with the restrictions on missiles in the State Treaty of 1955, only with a cannon.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, following Austria's revised interpretation of its obligations under the treaty, a decision was made in 1993 to procure <a href="/wiki/AIM-9_Sidewinder" title="AIM-9 Sidewinder">AIM-9 Sidewinder</a> <a href="/wiki/Air-to-air_missile" title="Air-to-air missile">air-to-air missiles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first of these missiles were purchased from Swedish air force inventory, while later a higher performance model was acquired directly from the United States, with deliveries commencing in 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> French <a href="/wiki/Mistral_(missile)" title="Mistral (missile)">Mistral</a> <a href="/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile" title="Surface-to-air missile">surface-to-air missiles</a> systems were purchased to add ground-based protection against air attack.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first of the systems arrived in Austria in 1993; final deliveries concluded in 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Drakens were retired in 2005 and 12 <a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">F-5E Tiger II</a> were leased from Switzerland to avoid a gap in the Austrian air defence capabilities until the first Austrian <a href="/wiki/Eurofighter_Typhoon" title="Eurofighter Typhoon">Eurofighter Typhoon</a> units became operational in 2007. Besides one squadron of 15 Eurofighter Typhoons, the air force has a squadron with 28 <a href="/wiki/Saab_105" title="Saab 105">Saab 105</a> trainers, which double as reconnaissance and <a href="/wiki/Close_air_support" title="Close air support">close air support</a> planes. </p><p>The helicopter fleet includes 23 <a href="/wiki/Bell_UH-1N_Twin_Huey" title="Bell UH-1N Twin Huey">AB 212</a> helicopters used as light transport. 24 French <a href="/wiki/A%C3%A9rospatiale_Alouette_III" title="Aérospatiale Alouette III">Alouette III</a> are in service as search-and-rescue helicopters. Furthermore, the air force fields 10 <a href="/wiki/Bell_OH-58_Kiowa" title="Bell OH-58 Kiowa">OH-58B Kiowa</a> as light scout helicopters. After Austria had to request assistance from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swiss_Air_Force" title="Swiss Air Force">Swiss Air Force</a>, <a href="/wiki/French_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="French Air Force">French Air Force</a>, and German <a href="/wiki/Bundeswehr" title="Bundeswehr">Bundeswehr</a> to evacuate survivors after the 1999 <a href="/wiki/Galt%C3%BCr_Avalanche" class="mw-redirect" title="Galtür Avalanche">Galtür Avalanche</a> a decision was taken to equip the Austrian Air Force with medium-sized transport helicopters. Thus in 2002 Austria acquired 9 <a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_UH-60_Black_Hawk" title="Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk">UH-60 Black Hawk</a> helicopters. In 2003 the air force received 3 <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules" title="Lockheed C-130 Hercules">C-130K Hercules</a> transport aircraft to support the armed forces in their UN peacekeeping and humanitarian activities. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_Operations_Forces">Special Operations Forces</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austrian_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Special Operations Forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Jagdkommando" title="Jagdkommando">Jagdkommando</a></div> <p>The <b>Jagdkommando</b> (lit. <i>Hunting Command</i>) is the Austrian Armed Forces' <a href="/wiki/Special_Operations" class="mw-redirect" title="Special Operations">Special Operations</a> group. The duties of this elite unit match those of its foreign counterparts, such as the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Special_Forces" title="United States Army Special Forces">United States Army Special Forces</a> and <a href="/wiki/British_Special_Air_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="British Special Air Service">British Special Air Service</a> being amongst others <a href="/wiki/Counter-terrorism" class="mw-redirect" title="Counter-terrorism">counter-terrorism</a> and <a href="/wiki/Counter-insurgency" class="mw-redirect" title="Counter-insurgency">counter-insurgency</a>. Jagdkommando soldiers are highly trained professionals whose thorough and rigorous training enables them to take over when tasks or situations outgrow the capabilities and specialization of conventional units. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conscription,_training_and_reserves"><span id="Conscription.2C_training_and_reserves"></span>Conscription, training and reserves</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austrian_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Conscription, training and reserves"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pioniere_beim_Brueckenbau_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Pioniere_beim_Brueckenbau_1.jpg/220px-Pioniere_beim_Brueckenbau_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Pioniere_beim_Brueckenbau_1.jpg/330px-Pioniere_beim_Brueckenbau_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Pioniere_beim_Brueckenbau_1.jpg/440px-Pioniere_beim_Brueckenbau_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>Engineers from the 2nd Engineer Battalion building a bridge during an exhibition in the city of <a href="/wiki/Salzburg" title="Salzburg">Salzburg</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Radpanzer_Pandur_(5054184982).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Radpanzer_Pandur_%285054184982%29.jpg/220px-Radpanzer_Pandur_%285054184982%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Radpanzer_Pandur_%285054184982%29.jpg/330px-Radpanzer_Pandur_%285054184982%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Radpanzer_Pandur_%285054184982%29.jpg/440px-Radpanzer_Pandur_%285054184982%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="463" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Riot_control" title="Riot control">Crowd and riot control</a> training</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kampfpanzer_Leopard_2A4,_KPz_4.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Kampfpanzer_Leopard_2A4%2C_KPz_4.JPG/220px-Kampfpanzer_Leopard_2A4%2C_KPz_4.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Kampfpanzer_Leopard_2A4%2C_KPz_4.JPG/330px-Kampfpanzer_Leopard_2A4%2C_KPz_4.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Kampfpanzer_Leopard_2A4%2C_KPz_4.JPG/440px-Kampfpanzer_Leopard_2A4%2C_KPz_4.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Leopard_2" title="Leopard 2">Leopard 2</a> and <a href="/wiki/M88_Recovery_Vehicle" class="mw-redirect" title="M88 Recovery Vehicle">M88 Recovery Vehicle</a> of the 14th Tank Battalion</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HofburgParade.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/HofburgParade.jpg/220px-HofburgParade.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/HofburgParade.jpg/330px-HofburgParade.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/HofburgParade.jpg/440px-HofburgParade.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Soldiers on parade on Austrian National Day in 2006</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Austrian_forces_at_Combined_Resolve_II_(14236022975).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Austrian_forces_at_Combined_Resolve_II_%2814236022975%29.jpg/220px-Austrian_forces_at_Combined_Resolve_II_%2814236022975%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Austrian_forces_at_Combined_Resolve_II_%2814236022975%29.jpg/330px-Austrian_forces_at_Combined_Resolve_II_%2814236022975%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Austrian_forces_at_Combined_Resolve_II_%2814236022975%29.jpg/440px-Austrian_forces_at_Combined_Resolve_II_%2814236022975%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5760" data-file-height="3840" /></a><figcaption>Paratroopers of the 25th Infantry Battalion</figcaption></figure> <p>Until 1971, Austrian males were obligated to serve nine months in the armed forces, followed by four days of active service every two years for training and inspection.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1971 the period of initial service was reduced to six months, followed by a total of sixty days of refresher training in the reserves.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HronikaBelgrade_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HronikaBelgrade-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the early 1990s, about 45,000 conscripts completed their initial military training every year, and 80,000 reservists participated in some form of exercises each year.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Reducing the mobilization strength of the army to 120,000 under the New Army Structure plan is to be accomplished in part by limiting initial training of recruits to six months, followed by reducing the period allotted for refresher training from twenty years to ten years.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each reservist is to receive training over a twelve-day period every second year during his first ten years of reserve duty, generally not extending beyond the time he reaches his mid-thirties.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The reduced need for conscripts corresponds to a lower pool of young men because of a declining birth rate.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The availability of about 40,000 fit trainees annually in 1993 was expected to fall to barely 30,000 by 2000 and to 26,000 by 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2006 conscription was reduced to six months total. Mandatory reserve training was abolished.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since then the army reserve battalions (Miliz) are suffering from a lack of new reservists and are therefore overaging.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Under a 1974 law, conscientious objectors can be assigned work as medical orderlies, or other occupations in lieu of military service.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Exemptions from service are liberally granted—in 1992 about 12,000 persons were exempted, a great increase over the 1991 total of 4,500.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The increase occurred after a new law, valid only for 1992 and 1993, no longer required young men to present their objections to the military in a credible way.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Previously, that had not been the case.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1990, for example, two young men rejected by the alternate service commission on the grounds that they did not present their beliefs in a credible manner were sentenced to prison terms of three months and one month, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Conscripts may attain the rank of private first class by the completion of initial training.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Those with leadership potential may serve a longer period to obtain noncommissioned officer (NCO) status in the militia.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Those volunteering for the career service can, after three to four years, apply to attend the NCO academy and later a senior NCO course to qualify as warrant officers.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both regular and militia officer candidates undergo a one-year program of basic training.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a further three years, regular officer candidates attending the military academy at Wiener Neustadt and militia officer candidates undergoing periodic intensified refresher training qualify as second lieutenants.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The reserve obligation of conscripts generally ends by the time they reach their mid-thirties; NCOs and officers usually end their reserve status at a later age depending on their rank and specialization.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the early 1990s, some 1.3 million men had completed their initial service and refresher training obligations and had no further active-duty commitment.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The military personnel system is an integral part of a comprehensive civil service system.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The nine officer ranks from officer candidate through general correspond to grades I through IX of the civil service system.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The highest grade, IX, may be occupied by a section chief (undersecretary), a career ambassador, or a three-star general.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A grade VIII position may be held by a departmental counselor, a career minister, or a brigadier general.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Salary levels are the same for both civil and military personnel in the equivalent grades, although various allowances may be added, such as flight pay or hazardous-duty pay.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_9ybc4mo522n04wenvm1cbzo2yktdd00"></map><img usemap="#timeline_9ybc4mo522n04wenvm1cbzo2yktdd00" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/9ybc4mo522n04wenvm1cbzo2yktdd00.png" /></div> <p>The system of promotion in the Austrian military, which offers no incentive for early retirement, means that the military is top-heavy with senior officers.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The New Army Structure, which is intended to result in many fewer active-duty and reserve commands, compounds the difficulty.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Personnel changes can be implemented only gradually, as the surplus of officers shrinks by attrition.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1991, the army had four officers of general rank, fifty-nine at the rank of brigadier general (one star), 155 colonels, and 254 lieutenant colonels.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The education of career officers is conducted at the Maria Theresia Military Academy at Wiener Neustadt, forty-five kilometres south of Vienna, which was founded in 1752.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Young men who have completed their university entrance requirements are eligible to compete for places.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The three-year course graduated 212 students in 1990.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the National Defence Academy in Vienna, which has a curriculum comparable to those of the National Defence University and the Army War College in the United States, operational and troop commanders of field-grade rank study for three years in preparation for general staff and command positions.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The NCO school is located at Enns near Linz.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Troop schools provide continuous specialized courses for officers and NCOs in artillery, air defence, armour, combat engineering, communications, and the like.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1998 the Austrian government approved women's membership in the Austrian Armed Forces.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All service branches are open for female volunteers.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In a public opinion survey in 1988, about 66 percent of those polled approved of opening the military to voluntary service by women; only nine percent favoured obligatory service.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Equipment">Equipment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austrian_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Equipment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_Austrian_Armed_Forces" title="List of equipment of the Austrian Armed Forces">List of equipment of the Austrian Armed Forces</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_former_equipment_of_the_Austrian_Army" title="List of former equipment of the Austrian Army">List of former equipment of the Austrian Army</a></div> <p>The Austrian military has a wide variety of equipment. Recently, Austria has spent considerable amounts of money modernizing its military arsenal. <a href="/wiki/Leopard_2" title="Leopard 2">Leopard 2</a> main battle tanks, <a href="/wiki/ASCOD_AFV" class="mw-redirect" title="ASCOD AFV">Ulan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pandur_8X8_APC" class="mw-redirect" title="Pandur 8X8 APC">Pandur</a> <a href="/wiki/Infantry_fighting_vehicle" title="Infantry fighting vehicle">infantry fighting vehicles</a>, <a href="/wiki/C-130_Hercules" class="mw-redirect" title="C-130 Hercules">C-130 Hercules</a> transport planes, <a href="/wiki/S-70_Black_Hawk" class="mw-redirect" title="S-70 Black Hawk">S-70 Black Hawk</a> utility helicopters, and <a href="/wiki/Eurofighter_Typhoon" title="Eurofighter Typhoon">Eurofighter Typhoon</a> multi-purpose combat aircraft have been purchased, along with new helicopters to replace the inadequate ones used after the 1999 <a href="/wiki/Galt%C3%BCr_Avalanche" class="mw-redirect" title="Galtür Avalanche">Galtür Avalanche</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_operations">International operations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austrian_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: International operations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Austrian_Army_military_transport_truck.JPEG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Austrian_Army_military_transport_truck.JPEG/220px-Austrian_Army_military_transport_truck.JPEG" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Austrian_Army_military_transport_truck.JPEG/330px-Austrian_Army_military_transport_truck.JPEG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Austrian_Army_military_transport_truck.JPEG/440px-Austrian_Army_military_transport_truck.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="1385" data-file-height="915" /></a><figcaption>Transport truck hauling wood boards for use in humanitarian rebuilding efforts in Bosnia-Herzegovina</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mitrovica_tank.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Mitrovica_tank.jpg/220px-Mitrovica_tank.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Mitrovica_tank.jpg/330px-Mitrovica_tank.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Mitrovica_tank.jpg/440px-Mitrovica_tank.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1888" data-file-height="1416" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Kosovo_Force" title="Kosovo Force">KFOR</a>-<a href="/wiki/Multinational_Specialized_Unit" title="Multinational Specialized Unit">MSU</a> <a href="/wiki/Pandur_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Pandur I">Pandur I</a> near the <a href="/wiki/New_Bridge,_Mitrovica" title="New Bridge, Mitrovica">New Bridge</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Mitrovica,_Kosovo" title="Mitrovica, Kosovo">Mitrovica</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo">Kosovo</a>. (2011).</figcaption></figure> <p>Currently (2024) there are <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Bundesheer</i></span> forces in:<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/EUFOR_Althea" class="mw-redirect" title="EUFOR Althea">EUFOR Althea</a> (former <a href="/wiki/SFOR" class="mw-redirect" title="SFOR">SFOR</a>)</li> <li>292 personnel</li> <li>since 2 December 2004 under <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a> Command</li></ul></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Kosovo.svg/21px-Flag_of_Kosovo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Kosovo.svg/32px-Flag_of_Kosovo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Kosovo.svg/42px-Flag_of_Kosovo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="840" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo">Kosovo</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kosovo_Force" title="Kosovo Force">KFOR</a> (within the <a href="/wiki/Multinational_Specialized_Unit" title="Multinational Specialized Unit">MSU</a> until 2013)</li> <li>273 personnel</li></ul></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/35px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Lebanon.svg/45px-Flag_of_Lebanon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Lebanon" title="Lebanon">Lebanon</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Interim_Force_in_Lebanon" title="United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon">UNIFIL</a></li> <li>175 personnel</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Truce_Supervision_Organization" title="United Nations Truce Supervision Organization">UNTSO</a></li> <li>4 personnel</li></ul></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Georgia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Georgia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(country)" title="Georgia (country)">Georgia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/EUMM_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="EUMM Georgia">EUMM Georgia</a></li> <li>3 personnel</li></ul></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Cyprus.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cyprus.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Cyprus.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cyprus.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Cyprus.svg/45px-Flag_of_Cyprus.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Cyprus" title="Cyprus">Cyprus</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Peacekeeping_Force_in_Cyprus" title="United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus">UNFICYP</a></li> <li>3 personnel</li></ul></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/23px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/35px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/45px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="810" data-file-height="540" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">EU</a> <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" title="Mediterranean Sea">Mediterranean Sea</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Sophia" title="Operation Sophia">EU NAVFOR Med</a></li> <li>6 personnel</li></ul></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Moldova.svg/23px-Flag_of_Moldova.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Moldova.svg/35px-Flag_of_Moldova.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Moldova.svg/46px-Flag_of_Moldova.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="900" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Moldova" title="Moldova">Moldova</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Organization_for_Security_and_Co-operation_in_Europe" title="Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe">OSCE</a></li> <li>4 personnel</li></ul></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_the_Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_the_Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_the_Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Western_Sahara" title="Western Sahara">Western Sahara</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Mission_for_the_Referendum_in_Western_Sahara" title="United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara">MINURSO</a></li> <li>4 personnel</li></ul></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Traditions">Traditions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austrian_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Traditions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some of the traditions of the old <a href="/wiki/Austro-Hungarian_Army" title="Austro-Hungarian Army">Austro-Hungarian Army</a> continue to be carried on in <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Bundesheer</i></span>. For example, the most famous regiment in the Bundesheer is the "Hoch und Deutschmeister Regiment", now known as Jägerbataillon Wien 1 based in "Maria Theresien Kaserne", named after Empress <a href="/wiki/Maria_Theresa_of_Austria" class="mw-redirect" title="Maria Theresa of Austria">Maria Theresa of Austria</a>. Also nearly every other regiment of the Bundesheer carries on traditions of the famous Austro-Hungarian regiments like "Kaiserjäger", "Rainer", etc. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austrian_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Austria%E2%80%93NATO_relations" title="Austria–NATO relations">Austria–NATO relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austrian_conscription_referendum,_2013" class="mw-redirect" title="Austrian conscription referendum, 2013">Austrian conscription referendum, 2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austrian_Military_Police" class="mw-redirect" title="Austrian Military Police">Austrian Military Police</a> - <i>Kommando Militärstreife & Militärpolizei (Kdo MilStrf&MP)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heeresgeschichtliches_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Heeresgeschichtliches Museum">Heeresgeschichtliches Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heeresnachrichtenamt" class="mw-redirect" title="Heeresnachrichtenamt">Heeresnachrichtenamt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theresian_Military_Academy" title="Theresian Military Academy">Theresian Military Academy</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Citations">Citations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Austrian_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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href="#cite_ref-:0_17-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-13"><sup><i><b>n</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-14"><sup><i><b>o</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-15"><sup><i><b>p</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-16"><sup><i><b>q</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-17"><sup><i><b>r</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-18"><sup><i><b>s</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-19"><sup><i><b>t</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-20"><sup><i><b>u</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-21"><sup><i><b>v</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-22"><sup><i><b>w</b></i></sup></a> <a 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href="#cite_ref-:0_17-55"><sup><i><b>bd</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-56"><sup><i><b>be</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-57"><sup><i><b>bf</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-58"><sup><i><b>bg</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-59"><sup><i><b>bh</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-60"><sup><i><b>bi</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-61"><sup><i><b>bj</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-62"><sup><i><b>bk</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-63"><sup><i><b>bl</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-64"><sup><i><b>bm</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-65"><sup><i><b>bn</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-66"><sup><i><b>bo</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-67"><sup><i><b>bp</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-68"><sup><i><b>bq</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-69"><sup><i><b>br</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_17-70"><sup><i><b>bs</b></i></sup></a> <a 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Army">Hellenic Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hellenic_Navy" title="Hellenic Navy">Hellenic Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hellenic_Air_Force" title="Hellenic Air Force">Hellenic Air Force</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#003399; color:#FFCC00; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFCC00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFCC00;;width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Hungarian_Defence_Forces" title="Hungarian Defence Forces"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFD700">Hungarian Defence Forces</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hungarian_Ground_Forces" title="Hungarian Ground Forces">Hungarian Ground Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hungarian_Air_Force" title="Hungarian Air Force">Hungarian Air Force</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#003399; color:#FFCC00; box-shadow: 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style="color:#FFD700">Italian Armed Forces</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Army" title="Italian Army">Italian Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Navy" title="Italian Navy">Italian Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Air_Force" title="Italian Air Force">Italian Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carabinieri" title="Carabinieri">Carabinieri</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#003399; color:#FFCC00; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFCC00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFCC00;;width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Latvian_National_Armed_Forces" title="Latvian National Armed Forces"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFD700">Latvian National Armed Forces</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Latvian_Land_Forces" title="Latvian Land Forces">Latvian Land Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latvian_Naval_Forces" title="Latvian Naval Forces">Latvian Naval Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latvian_Air_Force" title="Latvian Air Force">Latvian Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latvian_National_Guard" title="Latvian National Guard">Latvian National Guard</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#003399; color:#FFCC00; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFCC00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFCC00;;width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_Armed_Forces" title="Lithuanian Armed Forces"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFD700">Lithuanian Armed Forces</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_Land_Forces" title="Lithuanian Land Forces">Lithuanian Land Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_Air_Force" title="Lithuanian Air Force">Lithuanian Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_Naval_Force" title="Lithuanian Naval Force">Lithuanian Naval Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_Special_Operations_Force" title="Lithuanian Special Operations Force">Lithuanian Special Operations Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_National_Defence_Volunteer_Forces" title="Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces">Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#003399; color:#FFCC00; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFCC00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFCC00;;width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Luxembourg_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Luxembourg Army"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFD700">Luxembourg Army</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Luxembourg_Army#Luxembourg_Army_Organization" class="mw-redirect" title="Luxembourg Army">Luxembourg Army Ground Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luxembourg_Army#Luxembourg_Army_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Luxembourg Army">Luxembourg Army Air Force</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#003399; color:#FFCC00; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFCC00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFCC00;;width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Malta" title="Armed Forces of Malta"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFD700">Armed Forces of Malta</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Malta#Headquarters,_AFM" title="Armed Forces of Malta">Headquarters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1st_Regiment_(Malta)" title="1st Regiment (Malta)">1st Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Malta#3rd_Battalion,_AFM" title="Armed Forces of Malta">3rd Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Malta#4th_Battalion,_AFM" title="Armed Forces of Malta">4th Battalion, AFM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maritime_Squadron_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Malta" title="Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta">Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Wing_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Malta" title="Air Wing of the Armed Forces of Malta">Air Wing of the Armed Forces of Malta</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#003399; color:#FFCC00; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFCC00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFCC00;;width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Netherlands_Armed_Forces" title="Netherlands Armed Forces"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFD700">Netherlands Armed Forces</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" 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title="Polish Land Forces">Polish Land Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_Air_Force" title="Polish Air Force">Polish Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_Navy" title="Polish Navy">Polish Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_Special_Forces" title="Polish Special Forces">Polish Special Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territorial_Defence_Force_(Poland)" title="Territorial Defence Force (Poland)">Territorial Defence Force</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#003399; color:#FFCC00; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFCC00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFCC00;;width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Armed_Forces" title="Portuguese Armed Forces"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFD700">Portuguese Armed Forces</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Army" title="Portuguese Army">Portuguese Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Navy" title="Portuguese Navy">Portuguese Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Air_Force" title="Portuguese Air Force">Portuguese Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Republican_Guard_(Portugal)" title="National Republican Guard (Portugal)">National Republican Guard</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#003399; color:#FFCC00; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFCC00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFCC00;;width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Romanian_Armed_Forces" title="Romanian Armed Forces"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFD700">Romanian Armed Forces</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Romanian_Land_Forces" title="Romanian Land Forces">Romanian Land Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romanian_Naval_Forces" title="Romanian Naval Forces">Romanian Naval 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