Swiss parliamentary committee seeks extra billion for army ammunition

Federal Council and Parliament have declared the principle of armed neutrality to be a purely financial issue, thus failing to strategically explain this Swiss principle and, above all, to provide credible assurances – with potentially fatal consequences.

Swiss parliamentary committee seeks extra billion for army ammunition

A committee of the Swiss House of Representatives wants to swiftly acquire ammunition for its ground-based air defence and other systems.

Switzerland is to quickly procure ammunition for ground-based air defense and other systems.

The security situation has changed massively since the Ukraine war. A strong air defense has become central. Switzerland has realized this, but it remained stuck halfway.

SwissP Defence and GIGN present the 6.5 Grendel at SOFINS 2025 - Armada International

The French special forces unit GIGN (Groupe d’Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale) and Swiss ammunition manufacturer SwissP Defence have officially signed a partnership agreement. The two partners are working together on the development of a new cartridge: the 6.5 Grendel, designed to meet the demanding requirements of modern special forces. The 6.5 Grendel combines maximum accuracy, improved range and optimised ballistic performance to mee…

The Swiss army should have an additional 1 billion francs for ammunition for ground-to-air defence systems. The competent committee of the National Council took this decision in the context of the message on the army 2025.