The United States has redirected Swiss payments intended for F-35 fighter jets to fund the Patriot air defence system, despite Switzerland’s decision to freeze payments for the programme.
The Swiss government has suspended the authorisation of new arms exports to the United States due to the ongoing conflict involving Iran.
Switzerland may face additional delays in receiving the U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems it ordered as global demand rises amid conflict in the Middle East.
The Swiss government expects the country’s planned purchase of F-35 fighter jets to be reduced from 36 aircraft to around 30 due to rising costs.
Switzerland is considering a European alternative to the U.S.-made Patriot missile system after Washington indefinitely postponed delivery of five anti-missile batteries.
Teledyne FLIR Defense said it has secured a $17.5 million contract from armasuisse to deliver Black Hornet 4 Personal Reconnaissance Systems to the Swiss armed forces.
Converting Swiss military airfields to support the future fleet of F-35 fighter jets is behind schedule and over budget, according to a report by federal auditors cited by swissinfo.ch.
Switzerland will reduce the number of F-35A Lightning II fighter jets it plans to buy from the United States in order to remain within the original budget framework, the government said on Friday.
The Swiss defence procurement agency armasuisse has decided to award contracts for multispectral camouflage systems (MSTS) to Swiss and European manufacturers.
At its meeting on 12 September, the Swiss Federal Council approved Ukraine’s admission as a full member of the CV90 Club, the operator group for the Combat Vehicle 90.
Switzerland’s defence procurement agency Armasuisse has confirmed that delivery of the F-35A fighter jets remains on schedule to begin in mid-2027.
ANAVIA, a Swiss company specialising in rotary-wing unmanned aerial systems and part of EDGE, has inaugurated a new headquarters and advanced prototyping facility in Bilten, Switzerland.
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