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Austria Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 9 weapon systems built or assembled in Austria, including armored vehicles, artillery, and related systems, with images, specifications, source notes, and conflict records.

9 weapon systems

9Catalog records

5Equipment categories

8Leading builders shown

8Conflict links shown

Category Mix

Armored Vehicles2 Artillery1 Infantry Weapons4 Munitions1 Support Equipment1

Builder Links

Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG3 Dynamit Nobel Wien2 BAE Systems1 GLOCK Ges.m.b.H.1 Glock Gesellschaft m.b.H.1 Noricum1 Saurer-Werk1 Steyr Arms GmbH1

Conflict Coverage

2009 Boko Haram Insurgency41980 Iran-Iraq War11990 Gulf War12001 War in Afghanistan12011 Syrian Civil War12013 War in Iraq12014 Russia-Ukraine War12014 War Against the Islamic State1

Saurer 4K 4FA armored personnel carrier, Tracked armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles

2009 Boko Haram InsurgencySaurer 4K 4FA armored personnel carrierTracked armored personnel carrierBuilt by: Saurer-WerkThe Saurer 4K 4FA is an Austrian tracked armored personnel carrier built for troop transport with light armor, a two-person crew, and seating for eight infantry. In the 2009 Boko Haram Insurgency it is documented as captured or diverted Nigerian Army-origin equipment in Boko Haram possession, including a Jane's-reported 2014 attack at Amchide and a later recovery of a non-operational ex-Army vehicle.

Steyr 4K 7FA armored personnel carrier, Tracked armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles

2009 Boko Haram InsurgencySteyr 4K 7FA armored personnel carrierTracked armored personnel carrierBuilt by: Steyr-Daimler-Puch AGThe Steyr 4K 7FA G 127 is an Austrian tracked armored personnel carrier developed from the Saurer 4K 4FA line with heavier protection, a 320 hp diesel powerpack, and automotive components related to Steyr's SK 105 light tank. Nigeria operated the type before and during the 2009 Boko Haram Insurgency: Nigerian Army examples were photographed after the 2015 recapture of Monguno, and later reporting documented ISWAP images of a captured Nigerian Army 4K-7FA after the Kanamma base raid.

GH N-45 155 mm howitzer, 155 mm 45-caliber towed gun-howitzer, Artillery

1980 Iran-Iraq War, 1990 Gulf WarGH N-45 155 mm howitzer155 mm 45-caliber towed gun-howitzerBuilt by: NoricumThe GH N-45 is an Austrian Noricum refinement of Gerald Bull's GC-45 long-range 155 mm artillery design, combining a 45-caliber barrel, ERFB ammunition compatibility, and optional auxiliary propulsion. Iraqi GH N-45 batteries made the system a notable long-range artillery threat in the Iran-Iraq War and the 1990-1991 Gulf War.

Glock 21, .45 Auto semi-automatic pistol, Infantry Weapons

2017 Battle of MarawiGlock 21.45 Auto semi-automatic pistolBuilt by: Glock Gesellschaft m.b.H.The Glock 21 is Glock's full-size .45 Auto service pistol family. The cataloged G21 SF reduces the receiver circumference for smaller hands, the Gen4 adds modular backstraps and a reversible magazine catch, and the Gen5 MOS adds optic mounting. In 2017, U.S. security assistance supplied 200 to Philippine Marines for Marawi.

Steyr AUG rifle, 5.56 mm bullpup assault rifle family, Infantry Weapons

East Timor, 1999-2013, 2001 War in Afghanistan +2 moreSteyr AUG rifle5.56 mm bullpup assault rifle familyBuilt by: Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG / Steyr Arms GmbH / Thales AustraliaThe Steyr AUG is an Austrian-origin bullpup assault-rifle family built around a compact layout, quick-change barrels, rotary-bolt gas operation, and transparent synthetic magazines. Catalog evidence now follows both the Austrian AUG/StG 77 line and Australian F88/EF88 derivatives, with direct conflict documentation from East Timor peacekeeping, Afghanistan, Syrian opposition supply channels, and coalition-linked flows in Yemen.

Glock 19 pistol, Compact 9 mm semiautomatic pistol, Infantry Weapons

2014 War Against the Islamic State, 2013 War in IraqGlock 19 pistolCompact 9 mm semiautomatic pistolBuilt by: GLOCK Ges.m.b.H.The Glock 19 is a compact Austrian 9 mm striker-fired pistol in Glock's polymer-frame Safe Action family. The catalog tracks it because direct open-source records place a Glock G19 in Islamic State-captured small arms in Iraq and show Syrian Democratic Forces Glock 19 use during the anti-ISIS campaign.

SplHGR-80 hand grenade, Defensive fragmentation hand grenade, Infantry Weapons

2009 Boko Haram InsurgencySplHGR-80 hand grenadeDefensive fragmentation hand grenadeBuilt by: Dynamit Nobel WienThe SplHGR-80 is an Austrian defensive fragmentation hand grenade documented with a plastic body, striker-release fuze, 75 g of plasticized PETN, about 4,000 steel balls, and an alternate EHG designation. In this catalog it appears as insurgent-held or recovered materiel in the 2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, based on Lake Chad basin reporting rather than a single named combat use.

SHG-60 hand grenade, Defensive fragmentation hand grenade, Munitions

2009 Boko Haram InsurgencySHG-60 hand grenadeDefensive fragmentation hand grenadeBuilt by: Dynamit Nobel WienThe SHG-60 is an Austrian defensive fragmentation hand grenade associated with the DNW/Dynamit Nobel Wien marking, with a two-piece plastic body, four stepped ridges, and about 4,000 steel-ball fragments around a plasticized-PETN filler. Identification literature records its fuze and effects, while later IPIS reporting places SHG-60 grenades among Boko Haram-faction materiel in the Lake Chad basin.

Pinzgauer 6x6, 6x6 high-mobility military utility vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarPinzgauer 6x66x6 high-mobility military utility vehicleBuilt by: Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG / BAE SystemsThe Pinzgauer 6x6 is the six-wheel branch of the Austrian Steyr-Puch high-mobility all-terrain utility-vehicle family, later continued through diesel 718 and British-supported Vector protected-patrol forms. Its conflict record in Ukraine is best treated as light protected mobility and support equipment: donor and private channels delivered Pinzgauer and Vector vehicles for Ukrainian units, while open-source loss trackers later documented Ukrainian Pinzgauer Vector 718 losses.