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New artillery system – type selected
The Federal Office for Defence Procurement armasuisse has completed the evaluation for a new artillery system and selected a type. It is planned to apply to Parliament for the procurement of the system AGM Artillery Gun Module on Piranha IV from the company KNDS Deutschland with the Armed Forces Dispatch 2025.
The start-up “Patronus AI” wins over the DDPS in the Cyber Start-up Challenge 2024
The Cyber Start-up Challenge of the Cyber-Defence Campus of armasuisse Science and Technology is held every year to find relevant start-ups and innovative technologies in the cyber area. In this year’s Cyber Start-up Challenge contest, the start-up “Patronus AI” won over the jury with a platform for automated evaluation and safeguarding of LLMs. In 2025, the start-up will be able to demonstrate its solution to the DDPS in practice in a feasibility study.
Swiss National Armaments Director takes part in the Conference of National Armaments Directors of NATO
The Swiss National Armaments Director Urs Loher takes part in the annual NATO Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD) on 24 October 2024, which is held with NATO partner states in Brussels. This year, talks will focus on a potential stronger commitment of the partner states with NATO. The National Armaments Director takes the opportunity to meet with his counterparts for bilateral talks at the event. In addition, the National Armaments Director will attend meetings with the European Defence Agency as well as with the European Union-Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS).
armasuisse takes part in DACH meeting of research directors
On 21 and 22 October 2024, Thomas Rothacher, Head of armasuisse Science and Technology, will take part with a delegation in a meeting of the research directors from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The meeting will be characterised by increased international cooperation with the focus on robotics, drone defence and systems for the soldiers.
Switzerland signs declaration of accession to the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI)
After the member states of the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI) agreed to Switzerland’s application for admission, Chief of Armament Urs Loher signed the MoU and the unilateral declaration of accession by Switzerland on 17 October 2024. Switzerland will thus become the 15th member of the ESSI.
DDPS cedes anti-tank guided missile delivery date to Germany
The DDPS has agreed to Germany’s request to postpone the delivery of some of the RGW90 shoulder-launched anti-tank guided missiles ordered by both countries. This is compatible with Switzerland’s neutrality. The Federal Council was informed of this decision at its meeting on 9 October
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