{"id":61300,"date":"2018-03-29T16:50:28","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T16:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/29\/switzerland-dedicates-funds-for-missile-fighter-jet-procurement\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:37:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:37:56","slug":"switzerland-dedicates-funds-for-missile-fighter-jet-procurement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2018\/03\/29\/switzerland-dedicates-funds-for-missile-fighter-jet-procurement\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland dedicates funds for missile, fighter jet procurement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"742\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19523\" data-id=\"19523\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Swiss-F-5.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Swiss-F-5.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Swiss-F-5.jpg.jpg?resize=300,186 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Swiss-F-5.jpg.jpg?resize=768,475 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Swiss-F-5.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,633 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Switzerland&#8217;s existing fleet of decades-old F-5 jets is considered too outdated to defend its skies and repel intruders. (Joe Klamar\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"657\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19535\" data-id=\"19535\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gripen.jpg_542a64.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gripen.jpg_542a64.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gripen.jpg_542a64.jpg?resize=300,164 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gripen.jpg_542a64.jpg?resize=768,420 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gripen.jpg_542a64.jpg?resize=1024,561 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter, eyed by the Swiss for procurement, taxis during the NATO exercise Loyal Arrow on June 10, 2009. (Patrick Tragardh\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"750\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19544\" data-id=\"19544\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Eurofighter.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Eurofighter.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Eurofighter.jpg.jpg?resize=300,188 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Eurofighter.jpg.jpg?resize=768,480 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Eurofighter.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,640 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A Eurofighter Typhoon, of which Switzerland has shown interest for its &#8220;Air 2030&#8221; program, comes into land during a press preview day in Fairford, England. (Matt Cardy\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19553\" data-id=\"19553\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Rafale.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Rafale.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Rafale.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Rafale.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Rafale.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A French Rafale fighter jet performs during the Dubai Airshow on Nov. 12, 2017, in the United Arab Emirates. Switzerland has shown interest in procuring the fighter. (Karim Sahib\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"663\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19562\" data-id=\"19562\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F-18-Super-Hornet.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F-18-Super-Hornet.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F-18-Super-Hornet.jpg.jpg?resize=300,166 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F-18-Super-Hornet.jpg.jpg?resize=768,424 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F-18-Super-Hornet.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,566 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A U.S. Navy F\/A-18 Super Hornet lands on the deck of the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan. Switzerland may replace its decades-old fleet of the aircraft with new ones made by Boeing. (Ian Hitchcock\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"904\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19570\" data-id=\"19570\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F-35A.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F-35A.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F-35A.jpg.jpg?resize=300,226 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F-35A.jpg.jpg?resize=768,579 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F-35A.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,771 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Switzerland is eyeing the F-35A, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, for its &#8220;Air 2030&#8221; program. (STR\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"797\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19587\" data-id=\"19587\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SAMP_T-MBDA.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SAMP_T-MBDA.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SAMP_T-MBDA.jpg.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SAMP_T-MBDA.jpg.jpg?resize=768,510 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SAMP_T-MBDA.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,680 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The SAMP\/T system is on the short list for Switzerland&#8217;s ground-based weapons procurement effort. (MBDA)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19595\" data-id=\"19595\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Davids-Sling.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Davids-Sling.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Davids-Sling.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Davids-Sling.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Davids-Sling.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The David&#8217;s Sling missile defense system could end up in Switzerland as part of an air-defense procurement effort. (Jack Guez\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19607\" data-id=\"19607\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Patriot.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Patriot.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Patriot.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Patriot.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Patriot.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Raytheon\u2019s Patriot system is also on the short list for an air-defense procurement program in Switzerland. (Officer Candidate Sebastian Apel\/Air Defence Missile Group 24)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PAYERNE AIR BASE, Switzerland \u2015 The Swiss defense ministry has earmarked 1.3 billion-1.5 billion Swiss francs (U.S. $1.4 billion-$1.6 billion) to buy a surface-to-air missile, a key part of an overall 8 billion franc budget that includes acquiring fighter jets, a senior Swiss officer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That budget for both missiles and fighter jets allows Swiss authorities to decide the final number of fighter jets to be bought while weighing the size of the missile deal, the officer said. The planned procurement of fighter jets and missiles are critical parts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/03\/27\/switzerland-names-contenders-in-8-billion-air-2030-program\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">modernizing the national air defense system<\/a> run by the Swiss Armed Forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David\u2019s Sling from Rafael, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/03\/28\/poland-officially-signs-deal-to-buy-patriot-from-us\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Patriot from Raytheon<\/a>,and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/03\/29\/singapore-confirms-delivery-of-aster-30-missile-with-video-post\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">SAMP\/T from Eurosam<\/a>, a joint venture between MBDA and Thales, are on the short list for the missile competition, the defense ministry said March 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A tender for missiles will follow right after Switzerland launches a fighter competition this summer, with the two acquisitions being treated as part of an overall plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That big arms buy will require an interministerial budget, with the defense ministry sharing the cost with other ministries. Much will depend on reaching a consensus in the Swiss parliament. The president of the federal government will have a decisive vote in the seven-strong ministerial cabinet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Swiss 2018 defense budget has been set at 4.8 billion francs, rising to 5 billion francs next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf there is not a new fighter jet for the Swiss Air Force, that will be the death of the Swiss Armed Forces,\u201d said Army Gen. Jean-Philippe Gaudin, defense attache at the Swiss Embassy in Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pierre-Alain Fridez, a Socialist member of parliament, told Defense News he expects Swiss voters will support the weapons procurement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There will be two parliamentary elections next year, which will weigh heavily on the defense budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 2014 public referendum voted against the government\u2019s pick of the Saab Gripen as replacement for the F-5, representative of the defense ministry\u2019s failure to secure public support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lesson learned in that public rejection was the need to frame the question for the procurement of aircraft and missiles in more general rather than specific terms, the Swiss officer said. That search for public support will be tested in a future referendum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Presence Switzerland, part of the Department of Foreign Affairs, paid for train fares and hotel accommodation for a press trip to Switzerland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The planned procurement of fighter jets and missiles are critical parts of modernizing the national air defense system run by the Swiss Armed 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