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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.
The Swiss Air Force (German: Schweizer Luftwaffe; French: Forces aériennes suisses; Italian: Forze aeree svizzere; Romansh: Aviatica militara svizra) is the air component of the Swiss Armed Forces, established on 31 July 1914, three days after the outbreak of World War I, as a part of the army and in October 1936 as an independent service.
Two Swiss Air Force F/A-18C Hornet fighter jets above releasing flares. Airfield Command Payerne (French: Commandement base aérienne Payerne) is one of two fighter bases of the air force. The command also supports the Swiss Federal Government's Air Transport Service at Bern Airport. [17] [30] Airfield Command Payerne, at Payerne Air Base [17] [30]
PAYERNE, Switzerland (Reuters) -Switzerland's armed forces landed fighter jets on a stretch of motorway in the west of the country on Wednesday, testing the ability of combat aircraft to operate ...
Switzerland's government plans to boost its defense spending by up to 19% over the next four years, citing a rise in global instability, including wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and gaps ...
Switzerland's defense department said Wednesday that any delay to the planned multibillion-dollar acquisition of U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets would have “grave consequences” for Swiss security ...
This weapon is issued to career officers, non-commissioned officers, special forces (Swiss Grenadiers, ARD 10, FSK-17) as a secondary weapon. [5] Glock 26 "Pistol 12 Kurz" Austria: Semi-automatic pistol: 9×19mm Parabellum: Glock 26 gen 4, successor to the Pistol 03 and the Pistol 75 as the short variant of the pistol in the Swiss Army. It is ...
The Special Forces Command (German: Kommando Spezialkräfte) is an infantry corps of the Swiss Armed Forces specialised in rapid offensive operations, intel gathering and operations in urban areas, open fields and other difficult terrains, capable of acting on short notice. [3]