Future of the army: budget cuts and billions of billions in investments!
Future of the army: budget cuts and billions of billions in investments!
Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner (ÖVP) spoke in an interview on OE24.TV about the current challenges and plans of the Federal Army. In view of the necessary savings of 161 million euros within the next two years, she emphasized that the implementation of the structure plan for the Armed Forces was not at risk. Tanner went into the planned increase in budget until 2026, which is to increase to 5 billion euros per year.In order to achieve the financing goals, the savings in the administration will not be used for the soldiers themselves. She reported that external consulting costs are reduced and roster is to be saved through digitization. The decision about the Airpower 2026 has not yet been made and must be made in coordination with the state of Styria and Red Bull.
investments in the national defense
From 2024, the Federal Army has a total of 4 billion euros, which corresponds to an increase of 700 million euros compared to the previous year. This is part of a long -term strategy to invest a total of 16 billion euros in national defense over the next four years, with the aim of increasing the army budget by 2027 to 1.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). The expenditure in the area of defense is currently 0.72 percent of GDP.
Austria plans to increase the defense budget for EUR 2.7 billion to 3.38 billion euros for 2023. This increase of 20 percent represents essential strengthening of the Federal Army. Tanner said that the "decades of thirsty spa" has now ended, and emphasized the need to invest in the equipment of the soldiers and the modernization of the vehicle fleet.
focus on modernization
An important part of these modernizations is the purchase of 850 new trucks to renew the truck fleet and the reworking for the decommissioned SAAB-105 training jets. The budget share for investments should in future be 30 percent of the total budget and increase by 66 percent. The planned procurements also include modernized rifle tanks and hook charging systems.
The expansion efforts also include the equipment of the soldiers and the improvement of air defense, with which Skyshield for short and medium ranges, while a special budget for long-distance defense missiles is to be checked later. Tanner assured that these measures will make the Federal Armed For young people more attractive and promote understanding of democracy.
Finance Minister Magnus Brunner (ÖVP) confirmed that the calculation of the Federal Army Pensions is part of the budget strategy, while the FPÖ demands clear statements about future budgets after 2023 and to reintroduce the eight-month basic military service.
In summary, it can be stated that 18.1 billion euros will be available to the Bundesheer by 2027. These strategies show the government's endeavors to strengthen military state defense in Austria sustainably and better prepare for future challenges.For further information on the financial perspectives of the Federal Army, visit the contributions of Oe24 href = "https://www.meinbezirk.at/c-politik/bis-2026-werden-insheer-53-milliarden-euro-invested_a5632336" href = "https://www.nachrichten.at/politik/inpolpolitik/budget-tanner-2024-investitionpfad-forts ;art385,3890027"> Nachrichten.at .
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