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The Indian Navy Trains on Schiebel's S-100s
Unmanned Systems Navy / Maritime Air

The Indian Navy Trains on Schiebel's S-100s

The Indian Navy's first batch of pilots and maintainers to support Schiebel's S-100 unmanned rotary wing aerial systems have completed their training.

Austria to Replace the C-130K Hercules with the KC-390 Millenium
Air

Austria to Replace the C-130K Hercules with the KC-390 Millenium

The Austrian Defence Ministry has confirmed that it will select the KC-390 Millennium to replace the Air Force's C-130K Hercules fleet.

Leonardo to Produce Additional AW169M LUH
Air

Leonardo to Produce Additional AW169M LUH

Leonardo seals AW169M LUH Contract for Austria, expanding helicopter fleet. Italian Defence and Armaments Directorate ink deal.

Austria Seeks Additional AW169
Air

Austria Seeks Additional AW169

Austria ordered AW169 light utility helicopters to replace SA316 Alouette III choppers. The first aircraft has been delivered to the country recently.

First AW169 for Austria
Air

First AW169 for Austria

Austria has taken delivery of the first AW169 helicopter. The procurement process is carried out under G2G agreement between Italy and Austria.

The 50th Pandur EVO armoured vehicle is delivered to the Austrian army
Land

The 50th Pandur EVO armoured vehicle is delivered to the Austrian army

On September 1, 2022, the Austrian Defence Ministry announced that the 50th “Pandur Evolution EVO” armoured vehicle was delivered to the Austrian Armed Forces.

EDA's MHTC takes shape as Technical Arrangement is signed
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software

EDA's MHTC takes shape as Technical Arrangement is signed

European Defence Agency (EDA) announced on its website that the Technical Arrangement (TA) defining the organisation, missions, and responsibilities of the Multinational Helicopter Training Centre (MHTC) at Sintra Airbase in Portugal was signed by 14 founding countries on June 28. The founding countries are; Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Greece, Greek Cyprus, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, and Sweden. The signing marks the beginning of the Centre’s technical and logistical development, which is expected to become a reference for multination military helicopter training.

Italy Orders 18 AW169M Helicopters to Leonardo for Austria
Air

Italy Orders 18 AW169M Helicopters to Leonardo for Austria

Italy and Leonardo inked the Acquisition Contract to supply 18 AW169M Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) to the Austrian Ministry of Defence.