Austria to Purchase 12 Fighter Jets in Cooperation with Italy

Austria will purchase 12 Leonardo M-346FA fighter jets as part of cooperation with Italy, the Austrian Ministry of Defense announced.

"Austria plans to purchase 12 Leonardo M-346FA jet aircraft as part of an intergovernmental deal with Italy," the Austrian Defense Ministry said in a press release.

They will be purchased to replace the Saab 105 training aircraft, which were decommissioned in 2020. It is noted that the budget for the purchase was allocated and approved back in 2022.