Structure of the Austrian Armed Forces

The current structure of the Austrian Armed Forces is as follows:

Ministry of Defence and Sports

The Austrian Armed Forces are administered by the Ministry of Defence and Sports located in Vienna. The Ministry controls the following entities:

Armed Forces Command

Structure of the Austrian Army

The structure of the Armed Forces Command, which commands all operational forces of the Austrian Armed Forces, and is tasked with the defence of Austria is as follows:

Land Forces

The 12th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 33rd infantry battalions field each a staff company and three infantry companies. The 23rd, 24th, 25th and 26th infantry battalions field each a staff company, three infantry companies and combat support company with heavy mortars and anti-tank missiles (note: the 25th only fields two infantry companies and the 26th will disband its 3rd infantry company in 2016). The two mechanized infantry battalions field each a staff company and three mechanized infantry companies. The single tank battalion fields a staff company and three tank companies. The two reconnaissance and artillery battalions field each a staff company, two reconnaissance companies and two artillery batteries. The sole reconnaissance battalion fields a staff company and three reconnaissance companies. The three engineer battalions each field a staff company, a technical company and three engineer companies. The staff battalions of the brigades each field a staff company, a command support (Signal) company, a NBC-defense company, a supply and transport company, a maintenance company and a training company.

Air Forces

Reserve Forces

Each reserve infantry battalion fields a staff company and three infantry companies. Until 2018 each reserve infantry battalion will add another infantry company.

Joint Service Support Command

The organization of the Joint Service Support Command is as follows:

Unit Locations

ARMY COMMAND
Guard
Air Surveillance Command
Radar Btn.
Air Surveillance Sqn.
2 Air-def. Btn.
Air Support Command
Air Support Sqn
3 Infantry Brigade
33 Infantry
35 Mech. Inf.
19 Infantry
3 Recon
3 Engineer
4 Mech. Brigade
14 Armored
13 Mech. Inf.
12 Infantry
4 Artillery & Recon
6 Infantry Brigade
23 Infantry
24 Infantry
26 Infantry
2 Engineer
7 Infantry Brigade
17 Infantry
18 Infantry
25 Infantry
7 Artillery & Recon
1 Engineer
Special Operations
Austrian Armed Forces - major units

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