Organization
Austria's air force is divided into two brigade level formations: the Air Surveillance Command (Kommando Luftraumüberwachung) in Salzburg tasked with the defense of the Austrian airspace and the Air Support Command (Kommando Luftunterstützung) in Hörsching Air Base with helicopters and transport planes.
- Air Surveillance Command, Salzburg
- Air Surveillance Wing, Zeltweg Air Base
- Air Surveillance Squadron 1, (14x Saab 105Ö jets)
- Air Surveillance Squadron 2, (14x Saab 105Ö jets)
- Air Surveillance Squadron 3, (15x Eurofighter Typhoon jets)
- Radar Battalion, Salzburg
- Air Defense Battalion 2, Zeltweg
- Air Defense Battalion 3, Salzburg
- Maintenance Facility 2, Zeltweg Air Base
- Air Surveillance Wing, Zeltweg Air Base
- Air Support Command, Hörsching Air Base
- Air Support Wing, Langenlebarn Air Base
- Medium Transport Helicopter Squadron, (9x S-70A-42 Black Hawk helicopters)
- Light Utility Helicopter Squadron, (11x OH-58B Kiowa helicopters)
- Light Air Transport Squadron, (8x PC-6 Porter planes)
- Air Reconnaissance Squadron, (various drones)
- Liaison Helicopter Squadron, Aigen im Ennstal (16x Alouette III helicopters)
- Light Transport Helicopter Squadron 1, Hörsching Air Base (12x AB 212 helicopters)
- Light Transport Helicopter Squadron 2, Hörsching Air Base (11x AB 212 helicopters)
- Air Transport Squadron, Hörsching Air Base (3x C-130K Hercules planes)
- Maintenance Facility 1, Langenlebarn Air Base
- Maintenance Facility 3, Hörsching Air Base
- Air Support Wing, Langenlebarn Air Base
All personnel destined to enter service with the Air Force is trained by the Air and Air Defense Personnel School (Flieger- und Fliegerabwehrtruppenschule) based at Langenlebarn Air Base. The school is under direct command and control of the Ministry of Defense and controls two flying units:
- Airplane Training Squadron, Zeltweg Air Base (12x PC-7 planes)
- Helicopter Training Squadron, Langenlebarn Air Base (8x Alouette III helicopters)
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