Switzerland

Switzerland is walking away from adding funds to its F-35 budget to preserve the original plan of fielding 36 aircraft, while embarking on an effort to acquire another air defense system.

SR Technics has added further engine repair capacity in Switzerland after commencing operations at its new engine repair shop in Bad Zurzach.

Emirati defense conglomerate Edge Group has received additional orders for the HT-750 optionally manned turbine-powered light helicopter from the UAE.

Swiss International Air Lines has signed a five-year offtake agreement with Switzerland’s Synhelion.

Swissto12, a developer of small geostationary orbit (GEO) communications satellites, has reserved a spot on a heavy kick stage.

Switzerland is nearing a deal with Elbit Systems to get compensation from the company after Bern agreed to field the Hermes 900 despite capability shortfalls.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Switzerland says it plans to buy Leonardo Tactical Multi-Mission Radar systems to plug an air surveillance gap in its network.

The Swiss government is looking to expand its military space capacity to field a range of capabilities, including counter-space, to safeguard its troops.

The Swiss government has asked its Armasuisse defense procurement agency to launch a process to field counter-uncrewed air systems following field trials this summer.

Swiss startup Smartflyer has selected fellow Swiss company H55 as the battery provider for its SF-1 four-seat hybrid-electric aircraft.

The Swiss government has opted to forgo key features in its Hermes 900 UAS because of repeated development delays.

Icon Aircraft Co-Founder and former U.S. Air Force Pilot Kirk Hawkins, 58, died following a wingsuit accident in Switzerland.

F-35 purchases by European countries are back in the spotlight as Spain scraps procurement plans and Switzerland wrestles with a $1.6 billion cost surge.

Switzerland’s government has instructed the country’s defense ministry to look at options after failing to find agreement with the U.S. on price.

The Swiss Defense Ministry's latest equipment program review has flagged various concerns over the procurement of the Lockheed Martin F-35.

Swiss lawmakers are urging the country’s government to reexamine the purchase of Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.

Daedalean, a Swiss developer of certifiable artificial-intelligence (AI)-based avionics, is to be acquired by Destinus Group.

The Swiss government has signed a contract for Diehl IRIS-T SML air defense equipment, with deliveries scheduled from late 2028.

Switzerland says its delivery of Patriot air defense equipment will be late because the U.S. Defense Department is prioritizing shipments to Ukraine.

Switzerland has begun negotiations with the U.S. over a potential $1.3 billion increase in the price of the country’s new fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35s.

The European Space Agency has opened its European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Center in Villigen, Switzerland.

SmartFlyer, a startup company based near Bern, Switzerland, is developing a hybrid-electric four-seater featuring a swappable range extender.

Pilatus says it has struck an agreement with Lockheed Martin to pursue an F-35-focused upgrade to the training system built around its PC-21.

Test flights of the tiltwing aircraft from Zurich have included transitions from vertical to horizontal flight and back.