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# Austrian military funds LibreOffice development for digital independence
- URL: https://www.nupath.eu/austrian-military-funds-libreoffice-development-for-digital-independence/
- Published: 2026-08-16T05:09:52.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-16T05:09:52.000Z
- Author: Christian Triantafillou Schade
- Tags: News, Austria, #source_blog.documentfoundation.org

The Austrian Armed Forces (Bundesheer) sponsored new features in LibreOffice and adopted Open Document Format to enhance digital independence. The military issued a Europe-wide call for proposals to secure support and development capacity for the open-source suite, as revealed in a second interview with the Bundesheer. **(TDF COMMUNITY BLOG)**

[Why and how the Austrian Military moved to LibreOffice (Part 2) - TDF Community BlogThis is the second part of our interview with the Bundesheer (see here for the first). At the LibreOffice Conference 2025, you showcased the new LibreOffice features sponsored by the Austrian Armed Forces. How did that come about? From the very beginning, we clearly recognised the need to further de![](https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/08/14/why-and-how-the-austrian-military-moved-to-libreoffice-part-2/&sz=64)blog.documentfoundation.org![](https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AM-move-to-LO-green.png)](https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/08/14/why-and-how-the-austrian-military-moved-to-libreoffice-part-2/?ref=nupath.eu)