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To prevent the final decision from falling to the next government, Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner said that a draft law would soon be presented to parliament. Austria is set to hold legislative elections next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two weapon systems are under consideration, Tanner said during the press conference, though she provided no information on the types. The prime candidates are widely believed to be the American-made Patriot system or the American-Israeli Arrow 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a phone interview, a spokesperson for the Austrian military said it was \u201ctoo early in the process\u201d to say whether there was a preference one way or the other, adding that \u201cit would be silly to rule out options from the get-go.\u201d Such deliberations would take place \u201cin the coming days, weeks or maybe even years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similarly, Tanner did not provide a price range for the planned procurement when asked during the press conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discussions surrounding the topic are already being held with European partners, said the defense minister. A ministry spokesperson told Defense News that conversations were primarily happening with Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In September, Austria announced its intention to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2023\/09\/13\/austria-eyes-german-iris-t-buy-for-nascent-european-sky-shield\/\">purchase the German-made Iris-T<\/a> air defense system for the short-range segment of the Sky Shield scheme. Berlin, for its part, signed a \u20ac4 billion ($4.4 billion) deal to buy Arrow 3 that same month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">German defense spokespersons could not immediately confirm a line of communication with Vienna about Arrow-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Critics here have argued that the government\u2019s move to join ESSI would undercut Austria\u2019s commitment to neutrality. Chancellor Karl Nehammer retorted on Wednesday that the final decision on whether to engage an object in Austria\u2019s airspace would remain in Vienna. He said neither the Sky Shield initiative nor the procurement of long-range air defense systems would in any way limit Austria\u2019s \u201cmilitary neutrality,\u201d instead making it \u201cdefensive and credible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After years of low investment, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has spurred a new wave of funding and procurement for the Austrian armed forces. The government intends to almost double its annual defense spending by 2027, from \u20ac2.7 billion last year to \u20ac5.25 billion. 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