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Austria’s Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner (ÖVP) has a check to see whether a gap in the defense of airspace should be closed again with Swiss fighter jets.
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Before the delivery of the Eurofighter, Austria had operated twelve leased American F5 Tiger jets from the Swiss Air Force for four years until 2008.
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Tanner left it open whether it could be F5 again this time, some of which have been in service since the 1970s. Switzerland also has more modern F / A-18 jets, but these are likely to be too expensive to use.
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Tanner has already had a conversation with Viola Amherd.
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Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner (ÖVP), according to the daily newspaper “Presse”, has checked whether a gap in the defense of airspace should be closed again with Swiss fighter jets.
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The failure results from the retirement of the Saab 105 aircraft of the Austrian Armed Forces. Before the delivery of the Eurofighter, Austria had operated twelve leased American F5 Tiger jets from the Swiss Air Force for four years until 2008. Back then, this cost Austria 75 million euros.
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Tanner left it open whether it could be F5 again this time, some of which have been in service since the 1970s. Switzerland also has more modern F / A-18 jets, but these are likely to be too expensive to use.
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How it will continue in the long term is unclear
In the “press” interview, Tanner explained that she had had a very detailed discussion with the Swiss Defense Minister Viola Amherd about a bridging solution. Now the Swiss colleagues will continue to speak at a technical level. Tanner plans to decide how to proceed with airspace surveillance in the long term by the middle of the year.
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Regarding further airspace surveillance, Tanner referred to preparatory work through two detailed reports from two commissions. “I have instructed the General Staff to expand these two reports, particularly through additional funding options,” said Tanner.
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Lawsuit against Airbus examined
In the matter of Eurofighter, according to the minister, the examination is still ongoing as to whether a civil lawsuit against Airbus would now make sense. According to an Austrian media report, the aircraft manufacturer Airbus has admitted that it has made “political contributions” to Austria as part of its Eurofighter business. In plain language this means bribes.
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According to the Austrian news magazine “profil”, which according to its own information is available from court documents from the USA, the aviation group or “its sellers” paid, offered or paid around 55 million euros in grants, fees or commissions for the Eurofighter sale to Austria accepted”.
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In total, Airbus made payments to 14 individuals, consultants or organizations that should have been reported, according to the “profil” in the court documents. (SDA)
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