Switzerland may integrate anti-aircraft missile systems SAMP/T as early as 2029, serving as an alternative to existing systems Patriot Americans.
According to the Swiss newspaper New Zurich newspaperFrance took this initiative after Switzerland recognized that US delivery times had become unpredictable.
The Swiss Ministry of Defense emphasized that it currently does not have reliable information on the terms and dates of arrival of the American systems.
The country has been without modern long-range terrestrial coverage since 1999, when British systems Bloodhound have been deactivated.
Although Swiss air defense during the Cold War was considered one of the most robust in Europe, today these capabilities have been lost and plans to restore them are in jeopardy.
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Robert Scheideggerspokesman for the Ministry of Defense, noted that Switzerland finds itself in an information vacuum regarding contracts with Washington.
The US offers no guarantees that the requests will be fulfilled within the previously stipulated deadlines, which, in practice, paralyzes the country’s defense planning.
In this context, the French proposal regarding the SAMP/T is seen as a real opportunity to close this gap much faster than waiting for American deliveries.
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