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Austrian Military Unveils its Brand-New 70-ton Heavy Transport System

We know it will still be some time before this beauty will be retired, but we are already looking forward to seeing it in our collection!

With its brand-new 70-ton high-mobility heavy transport system, the Austrian Military is introducing the new platform for moving heavy combat and recovery vehicles. The load can be recovered by two heavy-duty winches or drive up onto the low-boy under its own power. The NCO in charge of this new system, Staff Sergeant Mario Schmidthaler, takes you on a tour of his new vehicle and explains the key features of the system.

UNSER HEER - Ausgabe 1/2021 - „Mein Dienst für Österreich“

Neue Chance „Mein Dienst für Österreich“

Unser Heer: Angebot „Mein Dienst für Österreich“ bietet Rekruten mehrere neue Wahlmöglichkeiten. So können sie beispielsweise ihren Dienst um bis zu sechs Monate verlängern, indem sie sich freiwillig zum sicherheitspolizeilichen Assistenzeinsatz melden.

High-Mobility Truck, D, 3-1/2 t (Steyr 680 M3F)

At the end of the 1970ies it became more and more apparent that the Steyr Type 680 trucks that had been in service since the mid-1960ies had to be replaced. These started in 1985 and resulted in the Steyr 12M18 being introduced in 1986. In 1979 however, six vehicles were assembled in a configuration that was never part of any official type catalogue: 6x6 chassis with double-cab and second steering wheel for driver training purposes.

UNSER HEER - Ausgabe 4/2020 - Neue Hubschrauber für das Bundesheer

Titelblatt - UNSER HEER - Ausgabe 4/2020

Neue Hubschrauber für das Bundesheer

Unser Heer: Die Entscheidung ist gefallen: Das Verteidigungsministerium kauft 18 Hubschrauber Leonardo AW169M, die Beschaffung erfolgt im Rahmen eines „Government-to-Government“-Geschäfts in Kooperation mit Italien und beläuft sich auf insgesamt rund 300 Millionen Euro.

Merry Christmas and a Good Start into the New Year 2021!

2020 has presented us all with totally unexpected challenges. None of us could have expected what was about to hit by the end of February and bring all of our usual activities to a grinding halt for the remainder of the year.

Nonetheless, we wish all of our members, supporters and friends a very Merry Christmas - even if it may turn out to be a little more "silent" than usual.

We hope that 2021 will be better than this last year, so that we can resume all of our activities and see each other again under our motto of "Keep'em rolling !".

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