To be prepared for current military tasks and future threats, Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner (ÖVP) relies on armament: 850 new trucks and modernization of tanks.
The fact that the military situation in Europe has changed dramatically since Putin’s bloody attack on Ukraine is known to the Austrian military as a threat scenario. That is why the strategists, together with Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner (ÖVP), rely on a de facto rearmament that will finally make the armed forces combat-ready again.
The “Reconstruction Plan 2032+” was created under the motto “Mission Forward”. In concrete terms, further contracts worth a total of EUR 390 million were concluded in the first half of 2023, including 850 trucks from Rheinmetall MAN.
Military investments also secure our jobs
“We are well on our way to making the army future-proof again,” said the minister. She immediately got behind the wheel of a truck to see improvements. “This investment not only strengthens the army and its mobility, but also secures jobs in Austria.”
And: The red-white-red tank fleet will finally be able to fight again. The Austrian Leopard and Ulan tanks are being “revived” in Germany for 560 million euros and brought up to date with the latest technology. An investment for our troops – to protect civilians.
Source: Krone
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