2nd Tigerbadminton Tournament
For the second time the Austrian Tigercommunity invited to a Tigerbadminton Tournament. After tough but fair games we congratulated our winning team out of 24 players.
Nov
20
2008
Oct
6
2008
Sep
3
2008
Traunstein
In the end of August we achieved a special project: We climbed the Traunstein, a quite famous mountain in Upper Austria.
Jun
26
2008
Airshow Bodo / NORWAY
For the first time during this year we sent two aircraft to an airshow. The base we have been invited to visit was Bodo in Norway. First this is an interesting destination because of its quite unique position north of the polar circle and second it’s challenging because of the distance to cover from Austria. [...]
Jun
23
2008
ELITE 2008
The ELITE (Electronic Warfare LIve Training Exercise) is one of the most sophisticated live training exercises in Europe and the only one focusing on Electronic Warfare. ELITE provides the possibility to train mission techniques in a complex environment to all participating Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD), aviation and Air Surveillance and Control Systems units.
A CH53 [...]
Jun
21
2008
Exercise of the Military Academy
An important part of the officers schooling during the Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt are the different exercises in the training area Allentsteig. In June the ensigns trained their leadership abilities during the “Gefechtsübung 2008″ (Combat Exercise 2008). This exercise is also a training different weapon systems of the Austrian Armed Forces.
3 engaged tanks
May
29
2008
New pics!
In the privious weeks one of our most talented military photographers, Markus Zinner, was with us in the Tigerstaffel. He made same outstanding pictures and so we added them (and also some others) to our gallery.
You can go directly to the new pics here!
Have fun!
Feb
23
2008
Tigergreetings from Canada
Summer 2007 – Spring 2008
The internal planning has been up to speed for some time, but as the time finally came all of us have been quite surprised. Austria is going to send pilots to Canada . The name of the program is: “Nato Flying Training in Canada “in short; NFTC. Three pilots from our [...]
Jan
23
2008
Helicopter Rescue
January 23th, 2008
In the event of preparing for the air operation “Dädalus 08” the Austrian Armed Forces were tested to the extent. The “Consequent Management Team” – an especially for times of crisis formed task force for the Dädalus 08 – is continuously encouraged to improve its performance.
On the 23.01.2008 a simulated emergency of a [...]
Jan
14
2008
“Training” in alpine terrain
140108 – 180108
Ejecting over alpine terrain might count to one of the most feared scenarios which could happen to an air crew. To be prepared for this situation the necessity for an adequate training was obvious and we invited our German comrades of the 32 nd Fighter Bomber Wing from Lechfeld to join us.
As we [...]