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Published on 9 November 2018

Media releases

NSB

10 February 2025

Cyber-Defence Campus of the DDPS identifies vulnerabilities in collision warning system of civil aviation

The Cyber-Defence Campus of the DDPS has found two vulnerabilities in the collision warning system “Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) II” of civil aviation. On 21 January 2025, the detected and published vulnerabilities were classified by the American Cyber Defence Agency CISA and the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) of the USA as moderate to severe.

6 February 2025

Idea competition for environmentally friendly and safe recovery methods of ammunition from Swiss lakes – armasuisse has received around 100 ideas

Today, 6 February 2025, is the deadline for submitting ideas for environmentally friendly and safe methods of recovering ammunition from Swiss lakes. A committee of experts will now assess all the proposals received. The three best ideas will be awarded prizes in May 2025.

22 January 2025

Deputy Chief of Armament to take part in the Annual Conference of the European Defence Agency

The Deputy Chief of Armament Thomas Rothacher is to take part with a delegation at the annual conference of the European Defence Agency (EDA) in Brussels on 22 January 2025. The topic of the conference will be: “New horizons in EU defence: enhancing ambitions, accelerating actions”. Meetings with representatives from NATO and the EDA are also planned.

16 January 2025

Chief of Armament welcomes his counterparts from Sweden

Chief of Armament Urs Loher will be meeting with the Swedish Chief of Armament Göran Mårtensson from 16 to 17 January 2025 as part of a bilateral meeting in Switzerland. The focus will be on discussions with representatives of the Federal Office for Defence Procurement armasuisse on current topics.

15 January 2025

Flight operations with the ADS 15 in Switzerland have been temporarily suspended following an incident involving the Indian armed forces

Flight operation with the reconnaissance drone system (ADS 15) of the Swiss Armed Forces has been temporarily suspended following an incident with a Hermes 900 HFE drone in India.

8 January 2025

Director department Procurement Integrated Air Defence moves to private sector

Darko Savic, Director department Procurement Integrated Air Defence, will leave the Federal Office for Defence Procurement armasuisse at the end of April 2025 after around 16 years. He will be taking on a new challenge in the industry.

Contact

Communication armasuisse
Federal Office for Defence Procurement
Guisanplatz 1
CH - 3003 Bern