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Training is set to take place in Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a joint press conference between the Austrian Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner and the head of the Austrian air force, Gerfried Promberger, the countries announced that a draft memorandum of understanding would be submitted by Germany for Austrian review \u201cin the coming weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Austrian defense minister, ESSI founding members Estonia and Latvia signed such a memorandum on Monday, Austrian paper Der Standard reported on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Austria is planning on purchasing four systems with a short range of up to 15 kilometers and four additional medium-range systems that can hit targets up to 50 kilometers away, Promberger said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Austria, Sweden and Switzerland joined Germany\u2019s European Sky Shield Initiative in 2023 along with Denmark. The project was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2022\/08\/29\/scholz-revives-vision-for-german-led-air-defense-network-in-europe\/\">first announced<\/a> by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in August of 2022, with an initial fifteen participants, all of whom are NATO members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In light of the Ukraine war, this step was \u201cabsolutely necessary,\u201d Tanner said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The air-defense system built around the IRIS-T rocket, originally an air-to-air missile, is made by Diehl Defense and first tested in 2014, according to the company\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No details were released on the proposed cost of Austria\u2019s acquisition, with the ministry saying that this would depend on the outcome of negotiations. 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