The federal army has intercepted two non -authorized small aircraft from Switzerland. The Ministry of Defense announced on Sunday during the World Economic Forum in Davos in Davos.
The Swiss authorities had asked for support for support, after which a flight limitation area was set up via parts of Vorarlberg and Tyrols. PC7 aircraft were used, the two small aircraft caught and accompanied them to Switzerland.
“The Daedalus25 has shown how important cooperation is to secure airspace. Whether it is about interceptors or possible future systems that the federal army offers in the “ÖBH 2032+” development plan. I would like to thank the excellent performance of our soldiers who show their skills every day to protect Austria, ”said Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner (ÖVP).
1000 forces in action
To guarantee the safety of the World Economic Forum, more than 1,000 soldiers and 20 aircraft were deployed. Tasks include patrol and transport flights. 274 Civil flight permits were granted and monitored in this Chamber.
The state contract “Cross -Border Airspace monitoring” with Switzerland has been used since 2020. “This contract is given an important time to respond to non -military dangers from the air. It makes seamless persecution of suspicious civil aircraft possible without interventions about national sovereignty. The duties of military state defense and the use of weapons in the area of the other state are explicitly prohibited, ”said the Ministry of Defense in a broadcast.
Source: Krone
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