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The majority of the Austrian population wants an increase in defense spending and a stronger military orientation of the federal army. Almost two thirds (61 percent) think that the army should be geared more towards being able to ward off military attacks on Austria.
This is the result of a recent survey conducted by pollster Peter Hajek on behalf of the Ministry of Defence. The survey was conducted in the midst of the Ukraine war between March 2nd and 7th among 800 Austrians aged 16 and over. The range of fluctuation is +/- 3.5 percent.
50 percent are of the opinion that the army should be equipped with heavy weapons such as tanks in order to be able to ward off attacks. 42 percent disagree. 51 percent think that six months of basic military service is too short given the increased challenges. 38 percent disagree.
54 percent believe that national defense spending should be increased. 30 percent are in favor of leaving them unchanged and 9 percent in favor of a reduction.
In fact, the government is currently negotiating an increase in the army budget towards one percent of GDP from 2023 . That would mean an increase from the current 2.7 to around 4.3 billion euros. This year there could be start-up financing of around one billion euros, as can be heard from government circles.
This should meet with the approval of the population, as the approval for the federal army is very high, as the survey also shows. Two thirds (64) see the military as "very important" and "rather important" for Austria. A full 70 percent trust the Austrian Armed Forces, only 24 percent do not. The media appearances of the army officers who declare war every day in the Austrian media are viewed positively by a vast majority of 66 percent . Only nine percent see this negatively, 21 percent say "partly partly".
Despite the war in Ukraine, 55 percent feel safe in Austria, while the security situation in Europe is assessed as significantly worse: only 20 percent rate it as "safe" or "rather safe". 47 percent assess the situation as uncertain, 31 percent are undecided.
A third (32 percent) each feel "threatened" or "not threatened" by the war in Ukraine, while 35 percent answer "sometimes sometimes". Women (36 percent) feel significantly more threatened than men (28 percent).
There is a high level of approval, at 60 percent , for the Austrian measures to deal with the crisis, such as approval of the sanctions and the delivery of protective equipment to Ukraine.
The attitude of Austrians to neutrality is unshakable: 83 percent are in favor of maintaining it, only 16 percent are against it.
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Austria only spends 0.6% of its GDP on the military.
This is one of the lowest amounts of any country on the planet and our military is virtually bankrupt and its equipment is rusting and falling apart.
From the 15 fighter jets we have (the only ones), there are only 3-5 of them ready to fly and only 1 or 2 of them can start 24/7/365, because the others are needing repairs all the time ...
This is the result of a recent survey conducted by pollster Peter Hajek on behalf of the Ministry of Defence. The survey was conducted in the midst of the Ukraine war between March 2nd and 7th among 800 Austrians aged 16 and over. The range of fluctuation is +/- 3.5 percent.
50 percent are of the opinion that the army should be equipped with heavy weapons such as tanks in order to be able to ward off attacks. 42 percent disagree. 51 percent think that six months of basic military service is too short given the increased challenges. 38 percent disagree.
54 percent believe that national defense spending should be increased. 30 percent are in favor of leaving them unchanged and 9 percent in favor of a reduction.
In fact, the government is currently negotiating an increase in the army budget towards one percent of GDP from 2023 . That would mean an increase from the current 2.7 to around 4.3 billion euros. This year there could be start-up financing of around one billion euros, as can be heard from government circles.
This should meet with the approval of the population, as the approval for the federal army is very high, as the survey also shows. Two thirds (64) see the military as "very important" and "rather important" for Austria. A full 70 percent trust the Austrian Armed Forces, only 24 percent do not. The media appearances of the army officers who declare war every day in the Austrian media are viewed positively by a vast majority of 66 percent . Only nine percent see this negatively, 21 percent say "partly partly".
Despite the war in Ukraine, 55 percent feel safe in Austria, while the security situation in Europe is assessed as significantly worse: only 20 percent rate it as "safe" or "rather safe". 47 percent assess the situation as uncertain, 31 percent are undecided.
A third (32 percent) each feel "threatened" or "not threatened" by the war in Ukraine, while 35 percent answer "sometimes sometimes". Women (36 percent) feel significantly more threatened than men (28 percent).
There is a high level of approval, at 60 percent , for the Austrian measures to deal with the crisis, such as approval of the sanctions and the delivery of protective equipment to Ukraine.
The attitude of Austrians to neutrality is unshakable: 83 percent are in favor of maintaining it, only 16 percent are against it.
Umfrage: 61 Prozent wollen ein Bundesheer, das Angriffe abwehren kann
70 Prozent vertrauen dem Bundesheer, 50 Prozent wollen ein Bundesheer mit mehr schweren Waffen wie Panzer
Austria only spends 0.6% of its GDP on the military.
This is one of the lowest amounts of any country on the planet and our military is virtually bankrupt and its equipment is rusting and falling apart.
From the 15 fighter jets we have (the only ones), there are only 3-5 of them ready to fly and only 1 or 2 of them can start 24/7/365, because the others are needing repairs all the time ...
