April 17, 2024: While Switzerland has been militarily neutral for over two centuries, it militantly backs that up with a large militia that consists of nearly all military age men. These reserve ...

The people of Switzerland will vote later this month on the future of their country’s fleet of fighter jets. The Swiss Air Force would like to replace its aging F/A-18 Hornet fighters, but opponents ...

The Swiss Army has announced it will renounce to a substantial part of the planned public events in the next two years, including AirSpirit24 and Defense25, due to a difficult financial situation.

On Dec. 4, 2025, the Swiss Armed Forces announced that the SIG Sauer P320 was selected as the new service pistol to replace the SIG Sauer P220 (adopted as the P75). This is in spite of the fact that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Switzerland's Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis and France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot attend a bilateral meeting ...

Switzerland is offering a cash prize for solutions to remove munitions from its lakes. The ammo was dumped in lakes between 1918 and 1964 as the Swiss military believed it to be safe. Any salvage ...

The Swiss government is looking to expand its military space capacity to field a range of capabilities, including counter-space, to safeguard its troops. Switzerland plans to build up the capabilities ...

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The end of a long-standing exemption from compulsory military service for clergy in Switzerland points to a broader retreat ...