From October 24 to November 4, the Eurofighter pilots of the Austrian Armed Forces will be training supersonic interception maneuvers. Two supersonic flights are planned each day between 8.00 am and 4.00 pm.
Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner: “This training is indispensable for our air forces. Especially in times when war is being waged in Europe, it is important to have effective airspace surveillance. To this end, supersonic flying and corresponding airspace surveillance scenarios must also be practiced.” Flying supersonic is an indispensable part of pilot training and education and is essential for a functioning Austrian airspace surveillance system. Safe flight operations must of course also be guaranteed during supersonic missions and flight safety has the highest priority here too. The pilots train this under real physical stress, which cannot be simulated in a simulator. The close and extremely time-critical coordination between military pilots, radar control officers and military and civilian air traffic control is also a key purpose of the training. Flights are conducted over almost the entire federal territory with the exception of conurbations and the federal states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg. The flight areas are determined in cooperation with civil air traffic control. In order to keep the noise level as low as possible, flights are flown at high altitudes.
