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A total of 600,000 rifles have been produced for the Swiss Army. [8] SIG 552 "Sturmgewehr 04" (Stgw 04) Switzerland: Carbine: GP 90: Shortened version of the Sig 550, in use with the Swiss Grenadiers, ARD 10, FSK-17.It partially replaced the MP5. [9] [dead link ] SIG 553 "Sturmgewehr 07" (Stgw 07) Switzerland: Carbine: GP 90
The Lmg.-Pistole Mod. 1941/44 – also known as Furrer MP 41/44, MP41/44 and LMG-Pistole – was the first submachine gun manufactured in Switzerland for the Swiss Army.The weapon used a complicated toggle-operated short recoil mechanism for its operation and it corresponds to that of the Furrer M25, which is why it is also called Lmg.-Pistole.
The Eagle II was developed to take into account the changes wanted by the Swiss Army for the second batch of armoured reconnaissance vehicle it needed. It uses a different chassis and running gear, the one of the Humvee ECV, but all the equipment is the same as for the Swiss Eagle I.
Weapons of Switzerland (2 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Military equipment of Switzerland" ... List of equipment of the Swiss Army; 0–9. 8.4 cm Feldgeschütz Ord 1871;
Betriebsanleitung Entpannungspanzer 65 (1972) K + W (Hrsg.): Entpannungspanzer 65 Betriebsanleitung. Nur für den dienstlichen Gebrauch. Auflage von 1972. K+W (Eidgenössische Konstruktionswerkstätte) – Thun(Entpannungspanzer 65 Operating Instructions. Only for official use. Edition of 1972. K+W (Swiss design workshops) – Thun)
Thomas Süssli, chief of the Swiss Armed Forces since 2020 Structure of the Swiss Army, 2018 (click to enlarge) In peacetime, the Swiss Armed Forces are led by the Chief of the Armed Forces (Chef der Armee), who reports to the head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport and to the Swiss Federal Council as a whole.
Swiss weapons exports fell by more than a quarter last year, the government said on Tuesday, with critics blaming the country's neutral stance which has blocked the re-export of Swiss-made guns ...
The progression of warfare from chemical weapons to nuclear weapons has increasingly created stress on ecosystems and the environment. The military sector is responsible for around 5.5% of global GHG emissions (not including emissions from the conflicts themself), which are not included in GHG assesments on global and country level. [ 1 ]