Tag: Switzerland
Raytheon gets $1.2B to supply Patriot air defense system to Switzerland
Raytheon Technologies received a $1.2B contract from the US Army to provide Switzerland with the Patriot air defense system, making them the...
Swiss Air Force receives first two ADS 15 Hermes 900 recon...
The Swiss Air Force has officially taken delivery of its first two Elbit Systems-built Hermes 900 medium altitude long endurance (MALE) UAS,...
US approves Swiss Patriot PAC-3 missile buy
The US State Department has approved a potential sale of PAC-3 missiles for the Patriot air defense system to Switzerland.
Switzerland sheds little used Pilatus PC-24 VIP transport jet
The sale leaves Qatar as the only military operator of the PC-24 VIP transport aircraft.
Switzerland finalizes deal for purchase of 36 F-35A fighters
The Swiss defense procurement agency armasuisse has signed an official contract with the US government for the procurement of 36 F-35A fighters.
BAE’s Archer, KMW’s RCH 155 emerge as finalists in Swiss howitzer...
The Swiss defense procurement agency armasuisse has shortlisted BAE Systems' Archer and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann's (KMW) RCH 155 as the two finalists for...
Switzerland downselects BAE Systems’ Archer for self-propelled howitzer program
The Swiss government has shortlisted BAE Systems’ Archer 155mm mobile howitzer as one of the systems going into the final round of...
Swiss Air Force completes Cougar helicopter fleet modernization
The upgrade will allow the Swiss TH18 Cougars to remain in operation until at least 2035.
Swiss Army orders Piranha IV engineering vehicles to replace 60-year-old M113s
The Swiss defense ministry has signed a contract with GDELS-Mowag for the delivery of military engineering variants of the Piranha IV vehicle...
After delays, Switzerland receives first Hermes 900 UAS
The new ADS 15 UAS, which will replace the ADS-95 Ranger, had originally been expected to arrive in Switzerland by 2019