List of military aircraft of Austria
This is a list of Austrian military aircraft since its start (1927–1938, 1955– onward), not including Austro-Hungarian aircraft. It is not guaranteed to be up-to-date or to be accurate, or complete. Aircraft still in service noted.
Designation system
Austria do not have their own indigenous designation system for aircraft, instead using the manufacturer name. Despite this, many colloquiall names and spellings have spread over the years, such as "J-105 OE" for the Saab 105Ö, stemming from its predecessor, the "J-29F". There is also the 1992 update done to the Saab 35Ö, nicknamed "J-35 OE Mark II".
It should also be mentioned that, vehicle variants specifically designed for Austria, often get the suffix Ö or OE by the manufacturer; Ö standing for Österreich, meaning Austria, and OE being the international two letter code for the letter Ö.
Aircraft
Advanced trainers
Aircraft / colloquially | Origin | Type | Quantity | Notes | Period | Image |
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de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T.55 DH-115 „Vampire“ T-55[1] |
United Kingdom | advanced trainer jet trainer |
8[1] | – | 1957–1974[1] | |
Fouga CM.170 Magister Fouga „Magister“ CM-170[1] |
France | jet trainer | 18[1] | – | 1959–1972[1] | – |
Saab 105Ö J-105 OE |
Sweden | advanced trainer jet trainer |
30[2] | – | 1970–2022[3] | ![]() |
Pilatus PC-7/OE[4] PC-7 OE |
Switzerland |
advanced trainer trainer |
12[5] | 12,7 mm gunpods, SNEB rocket pods | 1983–[1] | ![]() |
Basic trainers
Aircraft / colloquially | Origin | Type | Quantity | Notes | Period | Image |
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Yakovlev Yak-18 | Soviet Union | basic trainer | 4[1] | – | 1955–1960[1] | ![]() |
Yakovlev Yak-11 | Soviet Union | basic trainer | 4[1] | – | 1956–1965[1] | ![]() |
Fiat G.46-4B | Italy | basic trainer | 5[1] | – | 1957–1963[1] | |
Zlín Z-26 | Czechoslovakia | basic trainer | 4[1] | – | 1957–1965[1] | – |
Piaggio P.149D | Italy | basic trainer | 1[1] | – | 1958–1965[1] | – |
North American LT-6G Texan LT-6G „Texan“[1] |
United States | trainer / liaison | 10[1] | – | 1959–1968[1] | ![]() |
Saab 91D Safir | Sweden | trainer / liaison | 24[1] | – | 1964–1993[1] | ![]() |
Diamond DA40 NG | Austria | trainer | 4[6] | – | – | – |
Combat aircraft
Aircraft / colloquially | Origin | Type | Quantity | Notes | Period | Image |
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Fiat CR.32 | Italy | fighter | 45 | – | 1936–1938 | ![]() |
Saab 29F J-29 F „fliegende Tonne“ |
Sweden | strike fighter | 20 | used in fighter bomber wings | 1961–1972[1] | ![]() |
Saab 105Ö J-105 OE |
Sweden | light combat aircraft | 30[2] | 30 mm ADEN-gunpods, AA-rockets, Sidewinder-wiring | 1970–199X[1] | ![]() |
Saab 35Ö (1985 mod) J-35 OE „Draken“ Mk.I |
Sweden | fighter / interceptor | 24[7] | 1985 original variant | 1985–1992 | ![]() |
Saab 35Ö (1992 mod) J-35 OE „Draken“ Mk.II[8][9] |
Sweden | fighter / interceptor | 24[7] | 1992 update: RWR + ECM | 1992–2005[1] | ![]() |
Northrop F-5E Tiger II | United States | fighter / interceptor | 12[10] | 4-year lease from Switzerland | 2004–2008[1] | ![]() |
Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 1 Eurofighter Taifun |
Germany | multirole fighter | 15[5] | – | 2007–[1] | ![]() |
Reconnaissance aircraft
Aircraft / colloquially | Origin | Type | Quantity | Notes | Period | Image |
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Saab 29F (recce mod) J-29 F „fliegende Tonne“ (Aufklärungsversion) |
Sweden | recce fighter | 10 | camera housing replacing the two left guns | 1961–1972[1] | ![]() |
Saab 105Ö J-105 OE |
Sweden | tactical recce | 8 | equipped with Vinten camera pod (8 pods available)[2] used as a recce aircraft until November 1992[2] |
1970–1992 | ![]() |
Surveillance aircraft
Aircraft / colloquially | Origin | Type | Quantity | Notes | Period | Image |
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Cessna L-19A+E | United States | observation | 29[1][11] | – | 1958–1997[1] | ![]() |
Target tug aircraft
Aircraft / colloquially | Origin | Type | Quantity | Notes | Period | Image |
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Saab 17A (target tug mod) | Sweden | target tug | 1[1] | – | 1957–1963[1] | – |
Transport aircraft
Aircraft / colloquially | Origin | Type | Quantity | Notes | Period | Image |
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Short SC.7 Skyvan 3M SC-7 „Short Skyvan“[1] |
United Kingdom | transport | 2[7] | placed in storage | 1969–2007[1] | |
PC-6 Turbo-Porter | Switzerland | utility / transport | 12[1] | – | 1976–[1] | ![]() |
Lockheed C-130K Hercules | United States | tactical airlifter | 3[5] | – | 2003–[1] | ![]() |
Embraer C-390 Millennium | Brazil | tactical airlifter | – | 4 on order [12] | – | – |
Utility aircraft
Aircraft / colloquially | Origin | Type | Quantity | Notes | Period | Image |
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Cessna 172 Skyhawk | United States | light utility | 29[1][11] | – | 1957–1959[1] | – |
Cessna 182 Skylane | United States | light utility | 2[1] | – | 1957–1965[1] | – |
Piper PA-18-95 | United States | light utility | 10[1] | – | 1957–1965[1] | – |
de Havilland Canada L-20 Beaver DHC L-20 „Beaver“[1] |
Canada | STOL utility transport | 6[1] | – | 1960–1976[1] | – |
Helicopters
Observation & scout helicopters
Aircraft / colloquially | Origin | Type | Quantity | Notes | Period | Image |
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Bell H-13H Sioux | United States | light observation | – | – | 1960–1976[1] | – |
Agusta Bell AB-206A | United States | scout | – | – | 1969–2009[1] | ![]() |
Bell OH-58B Kiowa | United States | scout | 12[1] | – | 1976–[1] | ![]() |
Transport helicopters
Aircraft / colloquially | Origin | Type | Quantity | Notes | Period | Image |
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Westland-Sikorsky S-55 Whirlwind S-55 „Whirlwind“ |
United Kingdom | transport / utility | 10[13] | 1958–1965[1] | – | |
Agusta Bell AB-204B | United States | medium transport | 26[1] | – | 1969–2001[1] | ![]() |
Sikorsky S-65Oe S-65 OE |
United States | heavy transport | 2 [14] | sold to Israel in 1981[11] | 1970–1981[1] | ![]() |
Agusta Bell AB-212 | United States | medium transport | 23[5] | – | 1980–[1] | ![]() |
Sikorsky S-70A-42 Black Hawk S-70 „Black Hawk“[1] |
United States | medium transport | 9[5] | 12 on order[15] | 2002–[1] | ![]() |
Utility helicopters
Aircraft / colloquially | Origin | Type | Quantity | Notes | Period | Image |
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Agusta Bell AB-47G-2[1] | United States | utility | – | – | 1956–1969[1] | – |
Sud Aviation Alouette II | France | utility | – | – | 1958–1975[1] | ![]() |
Sud Aviation Alouette III | France | utility / liaison | 21[5] | – | 1967–[1] | ![]() |
AgustaWestland AW169M | Italy | utility | 3[16] | 33 on order[17][5] | 2023– | – |
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