Austrian Armed Forces
The Austrian Armed Forces (German: Bundesheer, lit. 'Federal Army') are the combined military forces of Austria.
| Austrian Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Bundesheer | |
Insignia of the Bundesheer | |
| Founded | 18 March 1920 |
| Current form | 15 May 1955 |
| Service branches | Land Forces Air Force Special Forces Cyber Forces |
| Headquarters | Rossauer Barracks, Vienna |
| Website | www |
| Leadership | |
| President | Alexander Van der Bellen |
| Minister of Defense | Klaudia Tanner |
| Chief of the General Staff | Gen Rudolf Striedinger |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 17 |
| Conscription | 6 months |
| Active personnel | 16,000 |
| Reserve personnel | 125,600 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | €3,380,000,000 (2023) |
| Percent of GDP | 1.0% (including pensions) (2023) |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | Steyr Mannlicher Glock Ges.m.b.H. |
| Foreign suppliers | France Germany Italy Sweden United Kingdom United States |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of Austria Austro-Hungarian Army |
| Ranks | Ranks of the Austrian Bundesheer |
The military consists of 16,000 active-duty personnel and 125,600 reservists. The military budget is 1.0% of national GDP (including pensions) or €3.317 billion (2023,without pensions).
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