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Swiss Air Force F-18s fly to UK for exercise Yorknite 2022

This year the Swiss Air Force will exercise for 4 weeks, from November 14 to December 9, 2022 in Leeming, a small town in North Yorkshire (UK). This is a very important annual outing as it allows Swiss pilots to…

Switzerland selects Lockheed Martin’s F-35A Lightning II for future air defense requirements

The Swiss Federal Council announced Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II is the aircraft selected from its New Fighter Aircraft competition. F-35 is the most advanced, capable and affordable aircraft available for the Swiss Air Force’s future fighter fleet. “We are…

Airbus and Germany submitted official offer for the sale of Eurofighter aircraft to Switzerland

Airbus and the Federal Republic of Germany today submitted their official offer to the Swiss Federal Office of Armaments armasuisse for the sale of Eurofighter aircraft to Switzerland. The offer has been prepared in cooperation with the other Eurofighter nations…

Payerne air base: exercise Epervier 2019

From August 23rd to 30th, 2019, six Mirage 2000-5F from the fighter squadron 1/2 "Cigognes" based in Luxeuil (BA 116) in the department of Haute Saône (North East of France), participate to the exercise Epervier 2019 ( i.e Sparrowhawk), from…

Switzerland Air2030: the F-35 JSF candidate

Second to last of the 5 candidates vying for the replacement of Swiss Air Force air fleet under the AIR2030 program, it’s Lockheed Martin’s turn to present it’s 5th generation fighter jet in Payerne on 07th June 2019. The manufacturer…

Switzerland Air2030: the Rafale candidate

The air and the ground testing of the five combat jets candidates for the Swiss Air2030 program are taking place at the Payerne air base from April to the end of June. On the Swiss military airfield, the aircrafts will…

Switzerland Air2030: the Super Hornet candidate

The air and the ground testing of the five combat jets candidates for the Swiss Air2030 program are taking place at the Payerne air base from April to the end of June. On the Swiss military airfield, the aircrafts will…

Swiss government officially took delivery of the Pilatus PC-24

The Swiss government officially took delivery of the Pilatus PC-24 ordered in 2014 on 18 February 2019. The brand-new PC-24 Super Versatile Jet replaces a business jet supplied by a North American manufacturer and previously used for government flights. Ueli…

Swiss Air Force: live fire event Axalp 2017

Amazing, this is the first word that can resume my experience at Axalp 2017, the live fire event organized from the Swiss Air force, which this year was the 75° anniversary from the first edition, that take place between the…

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