This is a list of Austrian military aircraft since its start (1927–1938, 1955–present), not including Austro-Hungarian aircraft. It is not guaranteed to be up-to-date or to be accurate, or complete. Aircraft still in service included.
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 , Austrias indigenous name, and OE being the international two letter code for the letter Ö.
Aircraft Bomber aircraft Aircraft / colloquially Origin Type Quantity Notes Period Image Caproni Ca.133 Light bomber / Light transport 5 Kommando Luftstreitkräfte: Fliegerregiment Nr 1, Fliegerregiment Nr 2 – Bomberstaffel 1B 1936–1938 Junkers Ju 86K-1 Bomber 12 – 1937–1938
Fighter aircraft Aircraft / colloquially Origin Type Quantity Notes Period Image Fiat CR.20bis Fighter 16 Ex-Regia Aeronautica, acquired: 1931–1933. 1931–1938 Fiat CR.20bis AQ Fighter 16 Ex-Regia Aeronautica, acquired: 1931–1933. 1931–1938 – Fiat CR.30 Fighter 3 – 1936–1938 Fiat CR.32bis Fighter 45 – 1936–1938 Saab 29FJ-29 F „fliegende Tonne“ Strike fighter 20 used in fighter bomber wings 1961–1972 Saab 105Ö (Saab 105XT)J-105 OE Light combat aircraft 40 30 mm ADEN-gunpods, AA-rockets, Sidewinder-wiring 1970–2020 Saab 35Ö (1985 mod)J-35 OE „Draken“ Mk.I Fighter / Interceptor 24 1985 original variant 1985–1992 Saab 35Ö (1992 mod)J-35 OE „Draken“ Mk.II Fighter / Interceptor 24 1992 update: RWR + ECM 1992–2005 Northrop F-5E Tiger IIF-5E „Tiger“ II Fighter / Interceptor 12 4-year lease from Switzerland 2004–2008 Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 1Eurofighter „Typhoon“ Multinational Multirole fighter 15 – 2007–present
Reconnaissance aircraft Aircraft / colloquially Origin Type Quantity Notes Period Image Ansaldo A.120R Reconnaissance ≥5 Five aircraft seen in the photo. 1927–1938 IMAM Ro.37 Reconnaissance 8 – 1927–1938 Saab 29F (recce mod)J-29 F „fliegende Tonne“ (Aufklärungsversion) Recce fighter 10 camera housing replacing the two left guns 1961–1972 Saab 105Ö (Saab 105XT)J-105 OE Tactical recce 8 equipped with Vinten camera pod (8 pods available)used as a recce aircraft until November 1992 1970–1992
Surveillance aircraft Aircraft / colloquially Origin Type Quantity Notes Period Image Cessna L-19A+E Observation 29 – 1958–1997
Target tug aircraft Aircraft / colloquially Origin Type Quantity Notes Period Image Saab 17A (target tug mod) Target tug 1 – 1957–1963 –
Trainer aircraft Aircraft / colloquially Origin Type Quantity Notes Period Image de Havilland DH.60 MothDH-60 „Moth“ Basic trainer – – 1927–1938 – Fiat CR.20B Advanced trainer 4 Ex-Regia Aeronautica, acquired: 1931–1933. 1931–1938 – Fiat CR.30B Advanced trainer 1Haubner, F (1982). Die Flugzeuge der Österreichischen Luftstreitkräfte vor 1938. H Weishaupt Verlag, Graz–3 – 1936–1938 Focke-Wulf Fw 56 StösserFw-56 „Stößer“ Advanced trainer 9 – 1936–1938 Focke-Wulf Fw 58 WeiheFw-58 „Weihe“ Twin-engined advanced trainer 6 – 1937–1938 Yakovlev Yak-18Jak-18 USSR Basic trainer 4 – 1955–1960 Yakovlev Yak-11Jak-11 USSR Trainer 4 2 × 50 kg bombs 1956–1965 Fiat G.46-4B Basic trainer 5 – 1957–1963 Zlin Z-126 Trener 2 ČSSR Basic trainer 4 – 1957–1965 de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T.55DH-115 „Vampire“ T-55 Advanced trainerJet trainer 8 – 1957–1974 Piaggio P.149D Basic trainer 1 – 1958–1965 – North American LT-6G TexanLT-6G „Texan“ Trainer / Liaison 10 – 1959–1968 Fouga CM.170 MagisterFouga „Magister“ CM-170 Jet trainer 18 – 1959–1972 Saab 91D Safir Trainer / Liaison 24 – 1964–1993 Saab 105Ö (Saab 105XT)J-105 OE Advanced trainerJet trainer 30 – 1970–2022 Pilatus PC-7/OEPC-7 OE Advanced trainerTrainer 12 12,7 mm gunpods, SNEB rocket pods 1983–present Diamond DA40 NG Trainer 4 – 2018-present Alenia Aermacchi M-346FA Master Advanced trainer 0 (+12 on order) Also used in Fighter and Attack roles On order –
Transport aircraft Aircraft / colloquially Origin Type Quantity Notes Period Image Short SC.7 Skyvan 3MSC-7 „Short Skyvan“ Transport 2 placed in storage 1969–2007 PC-6 Turbo-Porter Utility / Transport 8 – 1976–present Lockheed C-130K Hercules Tactical airlifter 3 – 2003–present Embraer C-390 Millennium Tactical airlifter 0 4 on order On order –
Utility aircraft Aircraft / colloquially Origin Type Quantity Notes Period Image Cessna 172 Skyhawk Light utility 29 – 1957–1959 – Cessna 182 Skylane Light utility 2 – 1957–1965 – Piper PA-18-95 Light utility 10 – 1957–1965 – de Havilland Canada L-20 BeaverDHC L-20 „Beaver“ STOL Utility / Transport 6 – 1960–1976 –
Helicopters Observation & scout helicopters Aircraft / colloquially Origin Type Quantity Notes Period Image Bell H-13H Sioux Light observation – – 1960–1976 – Agusta Bell AB-206A Scout – – 1969–2009 Bell OH-58B Kiowa Scout 10 – 1976–present
Transport helicopters Aircraft / colloquially Origin Type Quantity Notes Period Image Westland-Sikorsky S-55 WhirlwindS-55 „Whirlwind“ Transport / Utility 10 – 1958–1965 – Agusta Bell AB-204B Medium transport 26 – 1969–2001 Sikorsky S-65OeS-65 OE Heavy transport 2 sold to Israel in 1981 1970–1981 Agusta Bell AB-212 Medium transport 22 – 1980–present Sikorsky S-70A-42 Black HawkS-70 „Black Hawk“ Medium transport 9 3 S-70A and 12 UH-60M on order. 2002–present
Utility helicopters Aircraft / colloquially Origin Type Quantity Notes Period Image Agusta Bell AB-47G-2 Utility – – 1956–1969 – Sud Aviation Alouette II Utility – – 1958–1975 Sud Aviation Alouette III Utility / Liaison 21 – 1967–2024 AgustaWestland AW169M Utility 11 25 on order 2023–present
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