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Austrian Armed Forces (Österreichs Bundesheer): Joint Command - Land Forces 6,700; 6,900 conscript (total 13,600) Joint Forces Command is located in Graz and Salzburg. Special Forces Task Groups are a separate command directly under the control of the Chief of Defence staff.

AUSTRIAN LAND FORCES AIR DEFENCE UNITS
Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
(incl Army AD units)

Land Forces Air Defence Systems
AD •
GUNS
GUNS: 690+:
20mm: 147 M-58 Oerlikon (413 in store);
35mm: 18 M-65 twin Oerlikon; 74 Oerlikon twin (towed);
40mm: 38 M-42 twin (self-propelled)
53 x 35mm: Z-FIAK system

Organisations by Service Notes:
Army 6,700; 6,900 conscripts (total 13,600)
Army Joint Command Forces by Role (Current order of battle):
Mech Inf 2 bde (3rd and 4th ) (1 tk bn, 1 mech inf bn,
1 inf bn, 1 SP arty, 1recce bn, 1 engr bn, 1 spt bn)
Inf 1 bde (6th) (3 inf bn, 1 engr bn); 1 bde (7th) (3 inf,1 Arty, 1 recce , 1 engr bn)
Army Inventory Equipment Notes:
MBT 114 Leopard 2 A4, LT TK 119: 48 SK-105 Kuerassier; 71 in store, AIFV 112 Ulan
APC 458 APC (T) 367: 261 4K4E Saurer/4K4F Saurer (incl look-alikes); 106 in store, APC (W) 91: 71 Pandur; 20 APCV-2 Dingo II
ARTY 684 SP 155mm 189 M-109A2/M-109A3/M-109A5ÖE, TOWED 105: 105mm 85 IFH (deactivated); 155mm 20 M-1A2 (deactivated), MRL 128mm 16 M-51 (deactivated), MOR 374: 107mm 133; 120mm 241: 158 M-43; 83 in store
AT • MSL 461 SP 89 RJPz-(HOT) Jaguar 1 in store MANPATS 372: 307 RB-56 Bill; 65 in store RCL 1,420: 106mm 374 M-40A1 in store; 84mm 1,046 Carl Gustav

 
F-5E Tiger II j-3057 (Cn L1057)
Austrian F-5E Tiger II
Austrian J-35 OE
Austrian J-105OE
Eurofighter Typhoon
Austrian AB 212
Austria AF
Scheme
Austrian AB 204B - 4D-BW (Cn 3202)


   Austria AF News:

Austrian Firm Shows Off Low-cost Surveillance Twin

• Austrian Firm Shows Off Low-cost Surveillance Twin  (14.07.2012)

Austrian Eurofighter on duty during World Economic Forum in Davos

• Austrian Eurofighter on duty during World Economic Forum in Davos  (24.01.2012)



 

 



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