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Military Aviation News February 23, 2023

Boeing Sets F/A-18 Production Completion Date as Defense Business Pivots to Future Work

– Defense, Space & Security plans St. Louis workforce growth supporting new and next-generation military aircraft programs and services – F/A-18 Service Life Modification will…

Military Aviation News November 21, 2022

SWITZERLAND – PATRIOT ADVANCED CAPABILITY (PAC) 3 MISSILE SEGMENT ENHANCED (MSE) MISSILES

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Switzerland of PATRIOT Advanced Capability (PAC) 3 Missile…

Military Aviation News September 16, 2022

Swiss parliament approves $5.5 bln purchase of F-35 fighters

ZURICH, Sept 15 (Reuters) – The Swiss parliament gave final approval on Thursday to buy 36 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter jets, pressing ahead…

Military Aviation News April 29, 2022

Switzerland takes delivery of controversial Israeli Hermes 900 HFE surveillance drones

The first two Hermes 900 HFE reconnaissance drones have arrived in Switzerland and are expected to be operational by mid-2022. The Federal Office of Armaments…

Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II F-001 OT 323 Sqn Royal Netherlands Air Force

Military Aviation News June 30, 2021

Switzerland selected the F-35A Lightning II as new fighter aircraft

Today June 30th, the Swiss Bundesrat announced its preference for an order for 36 F-35 fighter jets. The parliament still has to approve. Multiple opposition…

EXTRA NEWS, Military Aviation News May 26, 2021

Swiss air force F-5E Tiger II crashes

Today a F-5E Tiger II (J-3089) of the Swiss airforce crashed in an uninhabited area near ‘Melchsee-Frutt’ a mountain sesort at 1920 metres above sea…

Military Aviation News November 23, 2020

Airbus and Germany submit Eurofighter offer to Switzerland

Airbus and the Federal Republic of Germany today submitted their official offer to the Swiss Federal Office of Armaments armasuisse for the sale of Eurofighter…

Military Aviation News November 8, 2017

Switzerland to spend no more than $8 billion on new fighter jets

ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland will spend no more than 8 billion Swiss francs ($8 billion) to purchase new fighter jets and missile defenses, the government…