EKO Cobra

EKO Cobra (Austrian German: Einsatzkommando Cobra; "Special Intervention Unit Cobra") is a police tactical unit of the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior. EKO Cobra is not part of the Austrian Federal Police, but instead is part of the Directorate for Special Units/Special Intervention Unit Cobra (Austrian German: Direktion für Spezialeinheiten/Einsatzkommando Cobra, DSE). The DSE reports to the Directorate General for Public Security (GD). 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.