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The Swiss Armed Forces (German: Schweizer Armee; French: Armée suisse; Italian: Esercito svizzero; Romansh: Armada svizra; lit. 'Swiss Army') operates on land and in the air, serving as the primary armed forces of Switzerland. Under the country's militia system, regular soldiers constitute a small part of the military and the rest are ...
The Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS, German: Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz und Sport, French: Département fédéral de la défense, de la protection de la population et des sports, Italian: Dipartimento federale della difesa, della protezione della popolazione e dello sport, Romansh: Departament federal da defensiun ...
The Special Forces Command (German: Kommando Spezialkräfte) is an infantry corps of the Swiss Armed Forces specialised in rapid offensive operations, intel gathering and operations in urban areas, open fields and other difficult terrains, capable of acting on short notice. [3] Grenadiers are subjected to considerable physical strain ...
The Federal Office for Defence Procurement, known as Armasuisse, is offering a joint cash prize of 50,000 Swiss francs, or about $57,000, for the three best entries to a new idea competition aimed ...
Conscription. Switzerland has mandatory military service (German: Militärdienst; French: service militaire; Italian: servizio militare) in the Swiss Army for all able-bodied male citizens, who are conscripted when they reach the age of majority. [1] Women may volunteer for any position. [2] Conscripts make up the majority of the manpower in ...
A Messerschmitt 109 on display at the flight museum in Dübendorf, Switzerland A vintage Dewoitine D.27 restored to flying condition A de Havilland Venom in a diorama setting at the Flieger-Flab-Museum The sole example of an AS365 Dauphin in VIP configuration A BAE Hawk landing at Buochs, Switzerland A Swiss Hawker Hunter A EKW C-35 multipurpose biplane
Website. www.ar.admin.ch. The Federal Office for Defence Procurement (Armasuisse) is a federal agency of the Swiss Confederation. It is the procurement organization for armaments of Switzerland and is affiliated with the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport. Armasuisse employs around 750 people.
The Swiss Civilian Service is a Swiss institution, created in 1996 as a civilian substitute service to military service. It was introduced as part of the so-called Vision 95 (Armeeleitbild 95) reform package. [1] Anyone who is unable to do military service for reasons of conscience can submit an application to perform civilian service instead.