Armasuisse says Switzerland is on track to order mid-range air defense equipment from Diehl Defense after MBDA and Kongsberg pulled out of the competition.
Switzerland’s Federal Council has given the green light for the country to join the European Sky Shield Initiative to strengthen ground-based air defenses.
U.S. and European defense suppliers are supporting the development of Poland’s air defense system and the development of future missiles to support it.
The initiative now requires specific technology that excludes certain hardware that is important to some NATO members that have not signed up for it yet.