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
Fiat CR.20B Kingdom of Italy advanced trainer 4[1] Ex-Regia Aeronautica, acquired: 1931–1933.[1] 1931–1938[1] –
Fiat CR.30B Kingdom of Italy advanced trainer 1[2]–3[3] – 1936–1938[3]
Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Stösser
Fw-56 „Stößer“ 		Nazi Germany advanced trainer 9[4] – 1936–1938
Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe
Fw-58 „Weihe“ 		Nazi Germany twin-engined advanced trainer 6 – 1937–1938
de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T.55
DH-115 „Vampire“ T-55[5] 		United Kingdom advanced trainer
jet trainer 		8[5] – 1957–1974[5]
Fouga CM.170 Magister
Fouga „Magister“ CM-170[5] 		France jet trainer 18[5] – 1959–1972[5] –
Saab 105Ö
J-105 OE 		Sweden advanced trainer
jet trainer 		30[6] – 1970–2022[7]
Pilatus PC-7/OE[8]
PC-7 OE 		Switzerland advanced trainer
trainer 		12[9] 12,7 mm gunpods, SNEB rocket pods 1983–[5]
Alenia Aermacchi M-346FA Master Italy advanced trainer 12[10] – – –

Basic trainers

Aircraft / colloquially Origin Type Quantity Notes Period Image
de Havilland DH.60 Moth
DH-60 „Moth“ 		United Kingdom basic trainer – – 1927–1938 –
Yakovlev Yak-18
Jak-18 		Soviet Union basic trainer 4[5] – 1955–1960[5]
Yakovlev Yak-11
Jak-11 		Soviet Union basic trainer 4[5] – 1956–1965[5]
Fiat G.46-4B Kingdom of Italy basic trainer 5[5] – 1957–1963[5]
Zlín Z-26 Czechoslovakia basic trainer 4[5] – 1957–1965[5] –
Piaggio P.149D Kingdom of Italy basic trainer 1[5] – 1958–1965[5] –
North American LT-6G Texan
LT-6G „Texan“[5] 		United States trainer / liaison 10[5] – 1959–1968[5]
Saab 91D Safir Sweden trainer / liaison 24[5] – 1964–1993[5]
Diamond DA40 NG Austria trainer 4[11] – – –

Bomber aircraft

Aircraft / colloquially Origin Type Quantity Notes Period Image
Caproni Ca.133 Kingdom of Italy light bomber/light transport 5[12] Kommando Luftstreitkräfte: Fliegerregiment Nr 1, Fliegerregiment Nr 2 – Bomberstaffel 1B 1936–1938[12]
Junkers Ju 86K-1 Nazi Germany bomber 12[13] – 1937–1938[13]

Fighter aircraft

Aircraft / colloquially Origin Type Quantity Notes Period Image
Fiat CR.20bis Kingdom of Italy fighter 16[1] Ex-Regia Aeronautica, acquired: 1931–1933.[1] 1931–1938[1]
Fiat CR.20bis AQ Kingdom of Italy fighter 16[1] Ex-Regia Aeronautica, acquired: 1931–1933.[1] 1931–1938[1] –
Fiat CR.30 Kingdom of Italy fighter 3[2][3] – 1936–1938[3]
Fiat CR.32bis Kingdom of Italy fighter 45 – 1936–1938
Saab 29F
J-29 F „fliegende Tonne“ 		Sweden strike fighter 20 used in fighter bomber wings 1961–1972[5]
Saab 105Ö
J-105 OE 		Sweden light combat aircraft 30[6] 30 mm ADEN-gunpods, AA-rockets, Sidewinder-wiring 1970–2020[5]
Saab 35Ö (1985 mod)
J-35 OE „Draken“ Mk.I 		Sweden fighter / interceptor 24[14] 1985 original variant 1985–1992
Saab 35Ö (1992 mod)
J-35 OE „Draken“ Mk.II[15][16] 		Sweden fighter / interceptor 24[14] 1992 update: RWR + ECM 1992–2005[5]
Northrop F-5E Tiger II
F-5E „Tiger“ II 		United States fighter / interceptor 12[17] 4-year lease from Switzerland 2004–2008[5]
Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 1
Eurofighter „Taifun“ 		Germany multirole fighter 15[9] – 2007–[5]

Reconnaissance aircraft

Aircraft / colloquially Origin Type Quantity Notes Period Image
Ansaldo A.120R Kingdom of Italy reconnaissance ≥5 Five aircraft seen in the photo. 1927–1938
IMAM Ro.37 Kingdom of Italy reconnaissance 8 – 1927–1938
Saab 29F (recce mod)
J-29 F „fliegende Tonne“ (Aufklärungsversion) 		Sweden recce fighter 10 camera housing replacing the two left guns 1961–1972[5]
Saab 105Ö
J-105 OE 		Sweden tactical recce 8 equipped with Vinten camera pod (8 pods available)[6]
used as a recce aircraft until November 1992[6] 		1970–1992

Surveillance aircraft

Aircraft / colloquially Origin Type Quantity Notes Period Image
Cessna L-19A+E United States observation 29[5][18] – 1958–1997[5]

Target tug aircraft

Aircraft / colloquially Origin Type Quantity Notes Period Image
Saab 17A (target tug mod) Sweden target tug 1[5] – 1957–1963[5] –

Transport aircraft

Aircraft / colloquially Origin Type Quantity Notes Period Image
Short SC.7 Skyvan 3M
SC-7 „Short Skyvan“[5] 		United Kingdom transport 2[14] placed in storage 1969–2007[5]
PC-6 Turbo-Porter Switzerland utility / transport 12[5] – 1976–[5]
Lockheed C-130K Hercules United States tactical airlifter 3[9] – 2003–[5]
Embraer C-390 Millennium Brazil tactical airlifter – 4 on order [19] – –

Utility aircraft

Aircraft / colloquially Origin Type Quantity Notes Period Image
Cessna 172 Skyhawk United States light utility 29[5][18] – 1957–1959[5] –
Cessna 182 Skylane United States light utility 2[5] – 1957–1965[5] –
Piper PA-18-95 United States light utility 10[5] – 1957–1965[5] –
de Havilland Canada L-20 Beaver
DHC L-20 „Beaver“[5] 		Canada STOL utility transport 6[5] – 1960–1976[5] –

Helicopters

Observation & scout helicopters

Aircraft / colloquially Origin Type Quantity Notes Period Image
Bell H-13H Sioux United States light observation – – 1960–1976[5] –
Agusta Bell AB-206A United States scout – – 1969–2009[5]
Bell OH-58B Kiowa United States scout 12[5] – 1976–[5]

Transport helicopters

Aircraft / colloquially Origin Type Quantity Notes Period Image
Westland-Sikorsky S-55 Whirlwind
S-55 „Whirlwind“ 		United Kingdom transport / utility 10[20] 1958–1965[5] –
Agusta Bell AB-204B United States medium transport 26[5] – 1969–2001[5]
Sikorsky S-65Oe
S-65 OE 		United States heavy transport 2 [21] sold to Israel in 1981[18] 1970–1981[5]
Agusta Bell AB-212 United States medium transport 23[9] – 1980–[5]
Sikorsky S-70A-42 Black Hawk
S-70 „Black Hawk“[5] 		United States medium transport 9[9] 12 on order[22] 2002–[5]

Utility helicopters

Aircraft / colloquially Origin Type Quantity Notes Period Image
Agusta Bell AB-47G-2[5] United States utility – – 1956–1969[5] –
Sud Aviation Alouette II France utility – – 1958–1975[5]
Sud Aviation Alouette III France utility / liaison 21[9] – 1967–2024[5]
AgustaWestland AW169M Italy utility 3[23] 33 on order[24][9] 2023– –

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