Structure of the Austrian Armed Forces

This article represents the structure of the Austrian Armed Forces since April 2019:

Unit designations

The Austrian Army uses Jäger to denote its infantry formations. Armoured units equipped with main battle tanks are designated as Panzer formations, while mechanized infantry units equipped with tracked infantry fighting vehicles are designated as Panzergrenadier formations.

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:Ministry of National Defence and Sport, in Vienna

* General Staff, in Vienna
* Section I: Personnel and legal office
** National Defense Academy, in Vienna
** Theresian Military Academy, in Wiener Neustadt
** Army Non-Commissioned Officers Academy, in Enns
** Museum of Military History, in Vienna
* Section II: Sport
* Army Intelligence Office, in Vienna
* Intelligence Defence Office, in Vienna
* Geographic and Topographic Military Institute, in Vienna
* Military Real Estate Management Center, in Vienna
* Procurement and Defense Technology Office, in Vienna
* Austrian Military Library, in Vienna

Chief of the General Staff

The office of the Chief of the General Staff commands the two operational commands of the Austrian Armed Forces and the Austrian Special Forces:Chief of the General Staff in Vienna

* General Staff in Vienna
** Section III: Preparedness - directs the Armed Forces Basis Command
** Section IV: Operations - directs the Armed Forces Command
* Jagdkommando, in Wiener Neustadt

Armed Forces Command

Armed Forces Command, in Graz and Salzburg

* Armed Forces Troops School, in Eisenstadt
* Pilot and Air-defense Troops School, at Langenlebarn Air Base
** Airplane Instruction Squadron, at Zeltweg Air Base, with PC-7 Turbo-Trainer trainers
** Helicopter Instruction Squadron, at Langenlebarn Air Base
* Air Materiel Staff, in Vienna
* NBC-defense Center, in Korneuburg
** NBC-defense Company
* International Missions Base, in Götzendorf an der Leitha
* Command Support Battalion 1, in Villach
** Staff Company
** 1st Command Support Company
** 2nd Command Support Company
** 3rd Command Support Company
** Electronic Warfare Company
* Command Support Battalion 2, in St Johann im Pongau
** Staff Company
** 1st Command Support Company
** 2nd Command Support Company
** 3rd Command Support Company
** Electronic Warfare Company
* Jäger Battalion 8, in Wals-Siezenheim
** 1st Jäger Company
** 2nd Jäger Company
** Jäger Company Pongau, in St Johann im Pongau
** Combat Support Company, with sGrW 86 120mm mortars and RBS 56 BILL anti-tank missiles
* Military Police, in Vienna
** 1st Military Police Company, in Vienna an
*** Field Office, in Eisenstadt
** 2nd Military Police Company, in Graz
** 3rd Military Police Company, in Salzburg
*** Field Office, in Hörsching
*** Field Office, in Innsbruck
** 4th Military Police Company, in Sankt Pölten
** 5th Military Police Company, in Klagenfurt
** Instruction and Formation Department, in Vienna

3rd Jäger Brigade

3rd Jäger Brigade , in Mautern an der Donau

* Staff Battalion 3, in Mautern an der Donau
** Staff Company
** Command Support Company
** Supply and Transport Company
** Maintenance Company
** NBC-defense Company
** Instruction Company, in Weitra
* Jäger Battalion 17, in Straß
** Staff Company
** 1st Jäger Company, with Pandur EVO armoured personnel carriers
** 2nd Jäger Company, with Pandur EVO armoured personnel carriers
** Jäger Company Deutschlandsberg, in Straß
** Combat Support Company, with sGrW 86 120mm mortars and RBS 56 BILL anti-tank missiles
* Jäger Battalion 19, in Güssing
** Staff Company
** 1st Jäger Company, with Pandur I armoured personnel carriers
** 2nd Jäger Company, with Pandur I armoured personnel carriers
** Combat Support Company, with sGrW 86 120mm mortars and RBS 56 BILL anti-tank missiles
* Jäger Battalion 33, in Zwölfaxing
** Staff Company
** 1st Jäger Company, with Pandur EVO armoured personnel carriers
** 2nd Jäger Company, with Pandur EVO armoured personnel carriers
** Jäger Company Wien 10/Favoriten, in Vienna
** Combat Support Company, with sGrW 86 120mm mortars and RBS 56 BILL anti-tank missiles
* Reconnaissance and Artillery Battalion 3, in Mistelbach
** Staff Company
** 1st Reconnaissance Company, with Husar reconnaissance vehicles
** 2nd Reconnaissance Company, with Husar reconnaissance vehicles
** 1st Armoured Howitzer Battery, with M109 A5Ö 155 mm self-propelled howitzers
** 2nd Armoured Howitzer Battery, with M109 A5Ö 155mm self-propelled howitzers
** Jäger Company Korneuburg, in Mistelbach
* Engineer Battalion 3, in Melk
** Staff Company
** Technical Engineer Company
** Amphibious Engineer Company, with Pionierbrücke 2000 foldable bridges and Watercat M9 boats
** Construction Engineer Company, with Faltstraßengerät folding-road laying system and heavy construction equipment
** Combat Support Engineer Company, in Mautern an der Donau, with Pionierpanzer A1 armoured engineering vehicles and Greif armoured recovery vehicles
** Engineer Company Wien, in Vienna
** Engineer Company Oberösterreich, in Hörsching
** Engineer Company Niederösterreich, in Sankt Pölten

4th Panzergrenadier Brigade

4th Panzergrenadier Brigade, in Hörsching

* Panzer Staff Battalion 4, in Hörsching
** Staff Company
** Command Support Company
** Supply and Transport Company
** Maintenance Company
** NBC-defense Company
** Instruction Company, in Freistadt
** Jäger Company Linzland, in Hörsching
* Panzer Battalion 14, in Wels
** Staff Company
** 1st Panzer Company, with Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks
** 2nd Panzer Company, with Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks
** 3rd Panzer Company, with Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks
* Panzergrenadier Battalion 13, in Ried im Innkreis
** Staff Company
** 1st Panzergrenadier Company, with Ulan infantry fighting vehicles
** 2nd Panzergrenadier Company, with Ulan infantry fighting vehicles
** 3rd Panzergrenadier Company, with Ulan infantry fighting vehicles
* Panzergrenadier Battalion 35, in Großmittel
** Staff Company
** 1st Panzergrenadier Company, with Ulan infantry fighting vehicles
** 2nd Panzergrenadier Company, with Ulan infantry fighting vehicles
** 3rd Panzergrenadier Company, with Ulan infantry fighting vehicles
** Jäger Company Wien 21/Floridsdorf, in Felixdorf
* Reconnaissance and Artillery Battalion 4, in Allentsteig
** Staff Company
** 1st Reconnaissance Company, with Husar reconnaissance vehicles
** 2nd Reconnaissance Company, with Husar reconnaissance vehicles
** 1st Armoured Howitzer Battery, with M109 A5Ö 155 mm self-propelled howitzers
** 2nd Armoured Howitzer Battery, with M109 A5Ö 155mm self-propelled howitzers

6th Mountain Brigade

6th Mountain Brigade, in Absam

* Staff Battalion 6, in Innsbruck
** Staff Company
** Command Support Company
** Supply and Transport Company
** Maintenance Company
** NBC-defense Company, in Absam
** Instruction Company, in Absam
** Pack Animal Center, in Hochfilzen, with Haflinger horses
** Jäger Company Oberland, in Absam
* Jäger Battalion 23, in Bludesch
** Staff Company
** 1st Mountain Jäger Company
** 2nd Mountain Jäger Company, in Landeck
** Combat Support Company, with sGrW 86 120mm mortars and RBS 56 BILL anti-tank missiles
* Jäger Battalion 24, in Lienz
** Staff Company
** 1st Mountain Jäger Company
** 2nd Mountain Jäger Company, in St. Johann in Tirol
** 3rd Mountain Jäger Company, in St. Johann in Tirol
** Combat Support Company, with sGrW 86 120mm mortars and RBS 56 BILL anti-tank missiles
* Jäger Battalion 26, in Spittal an der Drau
** Staff Company
** 1st Mountain Jäger Company
** 2nd Mountain Jäger Company
** Combat Support Company, with sGrW 86 120mm mortars and RBS 56 BILL anti-tank missiles
* Engineer Battalion 2, in Wals-Siezenheim
** Staff Company
** Mountain Engineer Company, in Schwaz, with Pionierbrücke 2000 foldable bridges and goods cable lifts
** Technical Engineer Company
** Construction Engineer Company, with heavy construction equipment
** Combat Support Engineer Company, with Pionierpanzer A1 armoured engineering vehicles
** Field Encampment Systems Command
* Mountain Warfare Center, in Saalfelden

7th Jäger Brigade

7th Jäger Brigade, in Klagenfurt

* Staff Battalion 7, in Klagenfurt
** Staff Company
** Command Support Company
** Supply and Transport Company
** Maintenance Company
** NBC-defense Company, in Graz
** Instruction Company, in Bleiburg
** Jäger Company Wolfsberg, in Bleiburg
* Jäger Battalion 12, in Amstetten
** Staff Company
** 1st Jäger Company
** 2nd Jäger Company
** Jäger Company Sankt Pölten, in Amstetten
** Jäger Company Tulln, in Mautern an der Donau
** Combat Support Company, with sGrW 86 120mm mortars and RBS 56 BILL anti-tank missiles
* Jäger Battalion 18, in Sankt Michael
** Staff Company
** 1st Jäger Company
** 2nd Jäger Company
** Combat Support Company, with sGrW 86 120mm mortars and RBS 56 BILL anti-tank missiles
* Jäger Battalion 25, in Klagenfurt,
** Staff Company
** 1st Jäger Company
** 2nd Jäger Company
** Jäger Company Villach, in Klagenfurt
** Combat Support Company, with sGrW 86 120mm mortars and RBS 56 BILL anti-tank missiles
* Reconnaissance and Artillery Battalion 7, in Feldbach
** Staff Company
** 1st Reconnaissance Company, with Husar reconnaissance vehicles
** Technical Reconnaissance Company
** 1st Armoured Howitzer Battery, with M109 A5Ö 155 mm self-propelled howitzers
** 2nd Armoured Howitzer Battery, with M109 A5Ö 155mm self-propelled howitzers
* Engineer Battalion 1, in Villach
** Staff Company
** Technical Engineer Company
** Construction Engineer Company, with Faltstraßengerät folding-road laying system and heavy construction equipment
** Combat Support Engineer Company, with Pionierpanzer A1 armoured engineering vehicles
** Engineer Company, with Pionierbrücke 2000 foldable bridges
** Engineer Company Burgenland, in Eisenstadt
** Engineer Company Steiermark, in Graz

Air Space Surveillance

Air Space Surveillance, in Wals-Siezenheim

* Command and Operations Staff, in Wals-Siezenheim
** Operations Staff, in Vienna
** Command and Control Center, in St Johann im Pongau
* Surveillance Wing, at Zeltweg Air Base
** Staff Company
** Military Flight Management
** 1st Fighter Squadron, with Eurofighter Typhoon fighters
** 2nd Fighter Squadron, with Eurofighter Typhoon fighters
** Fighter Trainer Squadron
** Air Operations Company
** Guard-Security and Training Company
** Training and Simulation Center
* Radar Battalion, in Wals-Siezenheim
** Kolomansberg Radar Station
** Großer Speikkogel Radar Station
** Steinmandl Radar Station
* Air-defense Battalion 2, at Zeltweg Air Base and in Aigen im Ennstal, with Mistral surface-to-air missiles and GDF-005 35 mm anti-aircraft guns
* 2nd Aircraft Yard, at Zeltweg Air Base
** Eurofighter Typhoon maintenance, at Zeltweg Air Base
** PC-7 Turbo Trainer maintenance, at Zeltweg Air Base
* Technical-logistical Center, in Wals-Siezenheim

Air Support

Air Support, at Hörsching Air Base

* Air Support Wing, at Langenlebarn Air Base
** Medium Transport Helicopter Squadron, with S-70A-42 Black Hawk helicopters
** Multirole Helicopter Squadron, with OH-58B Kiowa helicopters
** Light Air Transport Squadron, with PC-6 Turbo Porter planes
** Air Reconnaissance Squadron, with EADS Tracker unmanned aerial vehicles
* Liaison Helicopter Squadron, in Aigen im Ennstal
* 1st Light Transport Helicopter Squadron, at Hörsching Air Base, with AB 212 helicopters
* 2nd Light Transport Helicopter Squadron, at Hörsching Air Base, with AB 212 helicopters
* Air Transport Squadron, at Hörsching Air Base, with C-130K Hercules planes
* Air Operations Company, at Hörsching Air Base
* Helicopter Base, in Schwaz
* 1st Aircraft Yard, at Langenlebarn Air Base
** S-70A-42 Black Hawk maintenance, at Langenlebarn Air Base
** OH-58B Kiowa maintenance, at Langenlebarn Air Base
** PC-6 Turbo Porter maintenance, at Langenlebarn Air Base
* 3rd Aircraft Yard, at Hörsching Air Base
** AB 212 maintenance, at Hörsching Air Base
* Aviation Technology Logistics Center, at Hörsching Air Base

Military Command Vienna

Military Command Vienna, in Vienna

* Guard Battalion, in Vienna
** Staff Company
** 1st Guard Company
** 2nd Guard Company
** 3rd Guard Company
** 4th Guard Company
** 5th Guard Company
** Jäger Company Wien 13/Hietzing, in Vienna
** Guard Music
* 1st Jäger Battalion Wien "Hoch- und Deutschmeister", in Vienna
** Staff Company
** 1st Jäger Company
** 2nd Jäger Company
** 3rd Jäger Company
* 2nd Jäger Battalion Wien "Maria Theresia", in Vienna
** Staff Company
** 1st Jäger Company
** 2nd Jäger Company
** 3rd Jäger Company

Military Command Lower Austria

Military Command Lower Austria, in Sankt Pölten

* Jäger Battalion Niederösterreich "Kopal", in Amstetten
** Staff Company
** 1st Jäger Company
** 2nd Jäger Company
** 3rd Jäger Company

Military Command Upper Austria

Military Command Upper Austria, in Hörsching

* Jäger Battalion Oberösterreich, in Hörsching
** Staff Company
** 1st Jäger Company
** 2nd Jäger Company
** 3rd Jäger Company

Military Command Burgenland

Military Command Burgenland, in Eisenstadt

* Jäger Battalion Burgenland, in Güssing
** Staff Company
** 1st Jäger Company
** 2nd Jäger Company
** 3rd Jäger Company

Military Command Styria

Military Command Styria, in Graz

* Jäger Battalion Steiermark "Erzherzog Johann", in Sankt Michael
** Staff Company
** 1st Jäger Company
** 2nd Jäger Company
** 3rd Jäger Company

Military Command Salzburg

Military Command Salzburg, in Wals-Siezenheim

* Jäger Battalion Salzburg "Erzherzog Rainer", in Tamsweg
** Staff Company
** 1st Jäger Company
** 2nd Jäger Company
** 3rd Jäger Company
* Engineer Company Salzburg, in Wals-Siezenheim

Military Command Carinthia

Military Command Carinthia, in Klagenfurt

* Jäger Battalion Kärnten, in Klagenfurt
** Staff Company
** 1st Jäger Company
** 2nd Jäger Company
** 3rd Jäger Company
* Engineer Company Kärnten, in Klagenfurt

Military Command Tyrol

Military Command Tyrol, in Innsbruck

* Jäger Battalion Tirol, in Absam
** Staff Company
** 1st Jäger Company
** 2nd Jäger Company
** 3rd Jäger Company
* Engineer Company Tirol, in Landeck

Military Command Vorarlberg

Military Command Vorarlberg, in Bregenz

* Jäger Battalion Vorarlberg, in Bregenz
** Staff Company
** 1st Jäger Company
** 2nd Jäger Company
** 3rd Jäger Company
* Engineer Company Vorarlberg, in Bludesch

Armed Forces Basis Command

Armed Forces Basis Command, in Vienna

* Command Support School, in Vienna
* Armed Forces Logistic School, in Vienna
* Supply Regiment 1, in Gratkorn
** Staff Company
** 4x Supply and Transport Companies
** Maintenance Company
* Supply Battalion, in Gratkorn
** Staff Company
** 3x Supply and Transport Companies
** Guard and Security Company
* Armed Forces Logistic Center, in Vienna
* Armed Forces Logistic Center, in Wels
* Armed Forces Logistic Center, in Wals-Siezenheim
* Armed Forces Logistic Center, in St. Johann in Tirol
* Armed Forces Logistic Center, in Graz
* Armed Forces Logistic Center, in Klagenfurt
* Armed Forces Ammunition Establishment, in Großmittel
* Armed Forces Ammunition Establishment, in Stadl-Paura
* Armed Forces Ammunition Establishment, in Buchberg
* Armed Forces Clothing Establishment, in Brunn am Gebirge
* Military Working Dogs Center, in Bruckneudorf
* Informations-Communications-Technology and Cyber-security Center, in Vienna
* Medical Center East, in Vienna-Stammersdorf
** Armed Forces Hospital, in Vienna
** Armed Forces Pharmacy, in Vienna
** Medical School, in Vienna
** Health and Nursing school, in Vienna
** Occupational Healthcare Center, in Vienna
** Medical Establishment, in Baden
** Medical Establishment, in St Pölten
** Emergency Medical Service, in Vienna
** Military Medical Service, in Vienna
* Medical Center South, in Graz
** Field Ambulatory, in Graz
** Training Company, in Klagenfurt
* Medical Center West, in Innsbruck
** Field Ambulatory, in Innsbruck
** Training Company, in Salzburg
* Field Ambulatory, in Hörsching
* Demining Service, in Vienna
* Armed Forces Sport Centers in Vienna, Maria Enzersdorf, Linz, Graz, Innsbruck, Finkenstein am Faaker See, Salzburg, Dornbirn, Hochfilzen and Seebenstein

Jäger Battalion Structure

The Jäger battalions of the Austrian Army are organized as follows:Jäger Battalion

* Staff Company
** Signal Platoon
** Supply Platoon
** Maintenance Platoon
** Medical Platoon
* 1st Jäger Company
** 3x Jäger platoons
** Combat Support Platoon, with mGrW 82 81mm mortars, üsMG M2 heavy machine guns, and Recoilless Rifles 66/79
* 2nd Jäger Company
** 3x Jäger platoons
** Combat Support Platoon, with mGrW 82 81mm mortars, üsMG M2 heavy machine guns, and Recoilless Rifles 66/79
* Jäger Company
** 3x Jäger platoons
** Combat Support Platoon, with mGrW 82 81mm mortars, üsMG M2 heavy machine guns, and Recoilless Rifles 66/79
* Combat Support Company
** Heavy Mortar Platoon, with GrW 86 120mm mortars
** Anti-tank Guided Missile Platoon, with RBS 56 BILL anti-tank missiles
** Reconnaissance Platoon
** Support Platoon, with combat engineers