SPOTTER MAGAZINE
Austria – Osterreichische Lutfstreitkrafte
The smallest of all Typhoon operators, Austria
operates fifteen Tranche 1 single seaters. They
serve mainly in the air superiority role, on QRA
duties from their base in Zeltweg, where the two
Typhoon squadrons are based.
With the retirement of its Drakens in 2005, the
Typhoon was ordered. Swiss F-5s were leased in
the interim, the first Austrian Typhoon being
rolled out in March 2007, and the final Typhoon
delivery in September 2009.