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Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet Becomes More Advanced With Latest Technology
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Airbus Offered Eurofighter Typhoon Jets to Swiss Air Force for $8.1 billion
Airbus and the Federal Republic of Germany submitted their official offer to the Swiss Federal Office of Armaments armasuisse for the sale of Eurofighter aircraft to Switzerland seeking 36 combat aircraft and ground-based air defenses […]
Europe
U.S. Approves F-35, Super Hornet And Patriot Missile Defense System For Switzerland
WASHINGTON (GDC) – The State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Switzerland of forty F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $6.58 billion. The […]
Europe
Swiss Voters Give Thumps Up for $6.5 Billion Fighter Jet Procurement Plan
Swiss voters have approved a government plan to spend $6.5 billion on new fighter aircraft by a margin of 8,670 votes, with the two U.S. vendors, Boeing and Lockheed Martin in the race feeling the […]
Europe
Switzerland wants to replace aging F/A-18 Hornet aircraft
Switzerland unveils plans to spend billions on new fighter jets despite not having fought in a war in more than 200 years. The plans have been faced with much opposition, as many believe the notoriously […]
Europe
Saab Gripen Exits from Swiss Air 2030 Program
Switzerland kicked off the fly competition last April for the five types of combat aircraft under consideration (Eurofighter Typhoon, the Boeing F-18 Super Hornet, the Dassault Rafale, the Lockheed Martin F-35A and the Saab Gripen […]
Europe
Swiss Air 2030: Second RFP has been issued to the manufacturers of fighter aircraft
On January 2020, armasuisse has issued the second request for proposal for new fighter aircraft to the government authorities where the four potential suppliers are located: Germany (Airbus Eurofighter), France (Dassault Rafale) and the USA […]
Europe
Swiss Air 2030: Extended-range ground-based air defense system
On January 2020, armasuisse has also issued the second request for proposal to the government authorities where the two potential suppliers of new extended-range ground-based air defense systems are located: France (Eurosam SAMP/T) and the […]