The Austrians claim to have no money for any jet fighters but still want some and need to finally phase out their old SAAB 105s. So why not buy second hand F-16 from anyone of those F-35 customers? Or early built Gripen from Sweden? There IS stuff available for cheap. Just look at commercial target display companies. From Skyhawks to Mirages you can make old fighters work hard today.
What they seem to mainly need is some fast patrol and visual inspection plane only it seems. No A-G. Their Eurofighters had only VERY limited armament.
Austria is not poor so I don't get what takes them so long?