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The evaluation process will continue as planned, with Diehl remaining as a potential manufacturer, the government office said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ar.admin.ch\/en\/nsb?id=101767\"><u>statement<\/u><\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Switzerland in April <a href=\"https:\/\/www.admin.ch\/gov\/en\/start\/documentation\/media-releases.msg-id-100650.html\"><u>decided to join <\/u><\/a>the Germany-led <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2024\/02\/16\/turkey-and-greece-to-join-european-missile-shield\/\">European Sky Shield Initiative<\/a>, for which Diehl is a partner for the medium-range component with the Iris-T SLM system. Armasuisse said participation in ESSI doesn\u2019t preempt any decision on what air defense the country is buying, though other partners in the initiative have picked Diehl\u2019s system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cArmasuisse is awaiting the receipt of the offer from the remaining manufacturing company by mid-July,\u201d the office said. \u201cApart from the costs, a decision in favor of the remaining candidate in the third quarter of 2024 is dependent on this candidate submitting an offer which meets the requirements of armasuisse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leiser declined to comment on the budget, how many systems Switzerland is seeking or what the delivery timeline will be. 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