The Swiss air force is down to just 10 ready fighters with full-time pilots. The crisis is the result of the Swiss public’s decision in a 2014 referendum to reject the air force’s proposal to buy 22 ...
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Budget crunch forces Switzerland to buy fewer F-35s
Switzerland is quietly rewriting one of its biggest defence purchases in decades, scaling back its planned fleet of F-35 ...
A Swiss Air Force F/A-18 fighter jet lands on the motorway during the Alpha Uno drill in Payerne A Swiss Air Force F/A-18 fighter jet lands on the motorway during the Alpha Uno drill in Payerne ...
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Budget Constraints Force Smaller Swiss F-35 Buy
Switzerland, after approving a US$7.5 billion expenditure for its next generation of fighter aircraft, is being forced to cut ...
In 2014 the air arm proposed to replace the Tigers with 22 Swedish-made JAS-39 Gripen fighters at a total cost of $3.1 billion. But 53 percent of the Swiss public voted against the acquisition. The ...
The Swiss government’s signature on a final purchase contract for the F-35 and the withdrawal of a public referendum on the purchase of 36 of the jets this week signal a William Tell-esque bullseye ...
Switzerland presented citizens and authorities the weapon systems chosen to defend the small Alpine State from current and future threats. Two F-35A Lightning II of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian ...
The Swiss air force resumed operations with its Pilatus PC-21 trainers on 30 November, following a brief suspension of activities imposed after a non-fatal accident involving the advanced turboprop.
The Swiss Air Force's aerobatic jet team conducted an elaborate fly-by over the wrong town on Saturday, after getting confused about where they were. Six red and white F-5E Tiger II jets were due to ...
An F-35A from the 34th Fighter Squadron “Rude Rams,” based at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, flies over the Swiss Alps during an evaluation by the Swiss Air Force in 2019. Next summer, the Swiss ...
The people of Switzerland will vote later this month on the future of their country’s fleet of fighter jets. The Swiss Air Force would like to replace its aging F/A-18 Hornet fighters, but opponents ...
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 from ...
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