EKO Cobra

Einsatzkommando Cobra (Austrian German)
Patch of EKO Cobra
Active	1978–present
Country	Austria
Agency	Federal Ministry of the Interior
Type	Police tactical unit
Operations jurisdiction	National
Headquarters	Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Common name	EKO Cobra
Structure
Operators	450

EKO Cobra (Austrian German: Einsatzkommando Cobra; "Task Force Cobra") is the tier one police tactical unit of the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior. EKO Cobra is not part of the Austrian Federal Police, but instead is directly under the control of the Federal Ministry of the Interior.

The unit's missions primarily involve anti-irregular military, apprehension of armed and dangerous criminals, counterterrorism and hostage rescue crisis management, executive protection, high-risk tactical law enforcement situations, operating in difficult to access terrain, protecting high-level meeting areas, providing security in locations at risk of attack or terrorism, special reconnaissance in difficult to access and dangerous areas, support crowd control and riot control, and tactical special operations.