Israeli combat drones with engines from Austria. A violation of the War Material Act?

The evidence is strong that the Israeli army uses drones with engines from Rotax from Gunskirchen (Upper Austria). On August 22, 2025, activists therefore demonstrated: inside in front of the work. “The engine is not the heart of the drone-without Rotax,” said the ISraelische Dissident Ronnie Barkan, co -founder of Boycott From Within. Dalia Sarig, Not in Our Name, criticizes: “Austrian companies earn in the genocide, the government does not enter.”

Dr. Astrid Wagner announced that the public prosecutor’s office will bring in a factual presentation. Exercise and through war material are subject to the interior, foreign and defense ministry and must not take place in conflict areas- which is the case when using in Gaza. “If Rotax engines are used in Gaza, it must be checked whether there was a permit and, if so, who granted it,” says Wagner.

press conference

Datum: 26.08.2025, 11:10 a.m.

Art: Press and

Ort: Café town hall

Landesgerichtsstraße 5

1080 Wien