Austrian Air Force

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air force military branch

The Austrian Air Force is the air warfare branch of Austria’s armed forces, responsible for national air defense, surveillance, and support operations.

Aliases (1)

Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	air force → military branch →
commandStructure	Austrian Joint Forces Command →
country	Austria →
establishedIn	1955 →
followsDoctrine	defensive military doctrine →
governedBy	Austrian Federal Ministry of Defence →
hasBase	Aigen im Ennstal Air Base → Brumowski Air Base → Graz-Thalerhof Air Base → Langenlebarn Air Base → Linz-Hörsching Air Base → Zeltweg Air Base →
hasBranch	air surveillance wing → fighter wing → helicopter wing → transport wing →
hasCapability	airborne reconnaissance → helicopter operations in alpine terrain → quick reaction alert → tactical air transport →
headquartersLocation	Zeltweg →
nativeName	Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte →
operatesIn	Austrian airspace → international missions →
partOf	Austrian Armed Forces →
precededBy	Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops →
primaryMission	air policing → airspace sovereignty enforcement → national air defense →
relatedTo	Austrian neutrality →
role	air defense → air support operations → air warfare → airspace surveillance →
secondaryMission	VIP transport → disaster relief support → search and rescue → training → transport of personnel and materiel →
usesAircraft	Alouette III → Bell OH-58 Kiowa → C-130 Hercules → Eurofighter Typhoon → PC-6 Porter → Pilatus PC-7 → S-70 Black Hawk → Saab 105OE →
usesLanguage	German →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 1 → Saab 105 → Saab 35 Draken →	operator
CAPTOR radar → Fiat CR.32 → Mauser BK-27 →	usedBy
Austrian Air Force ("Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte") →	nativeName
Eurofighter Typhoon →	primaryUser