The Swiss Federal Office of Armaments received an official offer prepared by U.S. Government and Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. to provide 5th generation fighter jet capabilities to the Swiss Air Force. The F-35 proposal is a total package offering that includes up to 40 F-35A aircraft, a sustainment solution tailored to Swiss […]

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European plane-maker Airbus has announced that it and the Federal Republic of Germany today submitted their official offer to the Swiss Federal Office of Armaments armasuisse for the sale of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets to Switzerland.  According to the company’s news release, the offer has been prepared in cooperation with the other Eurofighter nations as […]

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Britain’s biggest defense company BAE Systems has announced that its Newport BAE Systems Hägglunds division has received a contract from the Swiss Federal Office for Defense Procurement (armasuisse) for the life-extension of the Swiss Army’s CV9030, known as the “Schützenpanzer 2000.” The life-extension program of the CV9030 will keep the 186 vehicle fleet in service […]

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The U.S. Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said Monday it had notified Congress of a possible sale of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft to Switzerland.  On September 30, the Pentagon’s top arms broker, announced that the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government […]

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Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. has announced that the Swiss Army chooses Indago 3 small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for tactical reconnaissance and surveillance. Armasuisse contracted Lockheed Martin for a fleet of Indago 3 UAS, with options for spares, training and tech support and additional systems for the Swiss Army, according to a […]

On Friday, the Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport announced the successful completion tests of an advanced version of Mörser 16 120mm self-propelled mortar carrier, and that these systems, finally, in 2024 will go to the Swiss army. In January 2016, the Swiss Federal Office for Defense Procurement (Armasuisse) issued a Swiss […]

General Dynamics European Land Systems-Mowag, a business unit of General Dynamics Corporation, said on Thursday it had got a delivery order of 100 EAGLE 6×6 reconnaissance vehicles to the Swiss Army. The EAGLE 6×6 was selected after an international competition conducted by armasuisse, the Swiss federal office for defence procurement. This first order of the […]

Saab proposes Gripen E fighter aircraft for Switzerland to replace fleet of F/A-18 Hornet and F-5 E/F Tiger aircraft. Supported by Sweden, Saab has submitted its proposal for the Swiss New Fighter Aircraft procurement to armasuisse, the Swiss defense procurement agency. Saab offers Gripen E and a comprehensive industrial participation programme for Swiss industry corresponding […]

UMS Skeldar, the joint venture (JV) between Saab and UMS Aero, has unveiled medium sized unmanned helicopters at UMEX 2018 exhibition in UAE. UMS Skeldar is now marketing a new SKELDAR V-200 and R-350 unmanned aerial vehicles in the Gulf region. The Gulf region is a challenging environment ideally suited to UMS SKELDAR’s twin portfolio of medium sized […]

The first French Air Force Pilatus PC-21 (serial number 293, registration 709-FC) single-engine turboprop aircraft made its maiden flight from the company’s production facility on 10 July. According to the spotters, after the first flight, the second trip of new Pilatus PC-21 aircraft was made the following day, on 13 July, in the presence of a […]