Austria
Austrian manufacturer Steyr Arms has secured a significant U.S. commercial order linked to the debut of a new precision rifle platform. The agreement was concluded during the SHOT Show in Las Vegas and centers on exclusive distribution in the U.S. civilian market.
Austria
Austrian small arms manufacturer STEYR ARMS GmbH has appointed Petr Šnobl as its new Chief Operating Officer. The company said the move is intended to strengthen operational management and support its ongoing industrial development.
Austria
Austria finalizes the purchase of 12 Leonardo M-346FA jets, restoring full domestic pilot training by 2028 and strengthening its dual-fleet strategy alongside the Eurofighter.
Austria
Switzerland is weighing a cooperative air-defense model with Austria and France as critics argue the planned F-35 acquisition is overpriced and ill-suited for modern drone-era threats.
BOSNIA / AUSTRIA
Bosnia and Austria reaffirmed strong defense ties and agreed to deepen cooperation under the Graz-Krems regional format, focusing on training, education, and arms control initiatives with UNIDIR.
Austria
Vienna hosts Europe’s first public tactical VR event, bringing authentic special-forces simulation to civilians. TacticaVR merges defense-grade realism, teamwork, and immersive technology — redefining how Europe experiences tactical performance.
Austria
Bundeskanzler Stocker Urges Stronger EU Defense Readiness in Copenhagen.
Austria
Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) met Wednesday with a visiting Austrian parliamentary delegation, led by Werner Amon, chair of the Austria-Taiwan Friendship Group.
Interviews
DefenseLead’s co-founder argues the bottleneck isn’t finding factories—it’s proving export-safe supply. His “compliance-first” network normalizes specs, models the export math, and kills non-starters early, compressing months of procurement into days without inviting regulatory risk.