Historical Increase in Austrian Defence Spending, but Debate on Neutrality Remains Frozen

摘要

Two years ago, this author spent a day with the Indian-run helicopter wing of the security forces of Mauritius. Their commander was sure, that his (HAL-built) CHETAK-helicopters were the oldest of the ALOUETTE-series in operation anywhere in the world. The author had to prove otherwise with photos, since in his native Austrian Federal Forces, the ALOUETTE-Ⅲ was introduced back in 1967!