Military aviation is an important part of air travel. But not only fighter jets, but also military transport aircraft make an important contribution.

The “Military” section deals with topics related to military aviation. From portraits to aircraft and special visitors to news from air bases, pretty much everything is included.

Tip: News from the international civil aviation with this link.

Military aviation is an important part of air travel. But not only fighter jets, but also military transport aircraft make an important contribution.

The “Military” section deals with topics related to military aviation. From portraits to aircraft and special visitors to news from air bases, pretty much everything is included.

Tip: News from the international civil aviation with this link.

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Malta: Air forces deploy first drone

The Air Force of the Republic of Malta has floated an unmanned aerial vehicle for the first time in almost 50 years of history. This is an IAI Heron. This was used for the first time at the weekend. The IAI Heron

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"Hercules" brings relief supplies to Lebanon

Klaudia Tanner visited Vogler Air Base in Hörsching on the occasion of an air transport of relief supplies with a C-130 "Hercules" transport plane. The Defense Minister was accompanied by Derya Allüşoğlu Öcal, initiator and chairwoman of the aid organization “Artists for Children”. The armed forces transport in cooperation

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Vogler Air Base is being modernized

As Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner announced during a visit to Vogler Air Base, substantial investments will be made in the necessary modernization of the Hörsching site over the next few years. After the Saab 105Ö was decommissioned

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Covid: Erwin-Rommel-Kaserne helps out in Portugal

The Alb-Danube Medical Regiment 3 of the Erwin-Rommel barracks in Dornstadt sends a total of 27 additional doctors and nurses to Portugal. There, the medical Bundeswehr soldiers will help the currently overloaded health system. Portugal asked under the

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“Golden Tiger” is exhibited in Salzburg

After more than 156.500 flight hours and almost 254.000 missions for the safety of the population, the Saab 105 OE fleet ended its operational service after 50 years on December 31, 2020. The last flight of the Saab 105 anniversary machine

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2020: Airbus delivered 566 aircraft

The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus delivered 566 aircraft to 87 customers in the previous year. This is 34 percent below the value for 2019. However, the group announced that it was aiming to achieve the

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Does Hercules succeed Hercules?

At the beginning of the year, Defense Minister Claudia Tanner (ÖVP) again announced an investment program for the armed forces in the coming years. Despite the enormous new national debt caused by the corona crisis, some parts of the army are to be modernized. So too

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50 years Saab 105OE: "Time to say goodbye"

Yesterday morning the "Fly-out", the official farewell of the Saab 105 OE, took place in the presence of Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner and high-ranking representatives of the armed forces at Vogler Air Base in Hörsching. With over 156.500 flight hours and almost

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Federal Army Hercules improved with self-protection

The new self-protection device and sensors of the first Lockheed C-130K “Hercules” of the air forces of the Austrian Armed Forces were impressively tested this week above the Allentsteig military training area in the Waldviertel. The 2003 by the Royal Air Force

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