Austrian Armed Forces
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"Bundesheer" redirects here. For the army of the German Confederation, see German Federal Army.
The Austrian Armed Forces (German: Bundesheer, lit. 'Federal Army') are the combined military forces of Austria.
Quick Facts Founded, Current form ...
Austrian Armed Forces | |
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Bundesheer | |
Founded | 18 March 1920 |
Current form | 15 May 1955 |
Service branches | Land Forces Air Force Special Forces Cyber Forces |
Headquarters | Rossauer Barracks, Vienna |
Website | www |
Leadership | |
President | Alexander Van der Bellen |
Minister of Defense | Klaudia Tanner |
Chief of the General Staff | Gen Rudolf Striedinger |
Personnel | |
Military age | 17 |
Conscription | 6 months[1] |
Active personnel | 16,000 |
Reserve personnel | 125,600[1] |
Expenditure | |
Budget | €3,380,000,000 (2023) |
Percent of GDP | 1.0% (including pensions) (2023)[2] |
Industry | |
Domestic suppliers | Steyr Mannlicher Glock Ges.m.b.H. |
Foreign suppliers | France Germany Italy Sweden United Kingdom United States |
Related articles | |
History | Military history of Austria Austro-Hungarian Army |
Ranks | Ranks of the Austrian Bundesheer |
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The military consists of 16,000 active-duty personnel and 125,600 reservists.[1] The military budget is 1.0% of national GDP (including pensions) or €3.317 billion (2023,without pensions).[3]