This is a list of equipments, vehicles and aircraft used by the Swiss Army.
Infantry equipment
Infantry weapons
Small arms
Explosive weapons
Personal equipment
Indirect fire
Artillery systems
Mortar systems
Armoured vehicles
Armoured fighting vehicles
Armoured vehicles (APC, command and reconnaissance vehicles)
Armoured engineering vehicles
Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear reconnaissance vehicles
Armoured communications vehicles
Turrets, weapon stations and weapons of armoured vehicles
Unarmoured vehicles
Tracked vehicles
Wheeled vehicles
Motorcycles
Engineering equipment, vehicles and machines
Boats
Electronic systems
Communication systems
Miscellaneous accessories
Air defence
Air surveillance
Air defence systems
Aircraft
UAV in the Swiss Army
Intermediate phase with a certain number of drones acquired to build up competences, experience and doctrine prior to a future step. Intent to expend UAV use in 2024.
Future equipment
This is a list of equipment under order.
Artillery and mortar systems
Armoured vehicles
Air defence systems
Equipment planned to be ordered
Small arms
Indirect fire
Vehicles
Air defence
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Reserve
Former equipment
References
- Betriebsanleitung Entpannungspanzer 65 (1972) K + W (Hrsg.): Entpannungspanzer 65 Betriebsanleitung. Nur für den dienstlichen Gebrauch. Auflage von 1972. K+W (Eidgenössische Konstruktionswerkstätte) â Thun(Entpannungspanzer 65 Operating Instructions. Only for official use. Edition of 1972. K+W (Swiss design workshops) â Thun)
- Book Die Panzer der Schweizer Armee von 1920 bis 2008, Urs Heller (2008) http://www.militaerfahrzeuge.ch/unter_1.html
- Book Fahrzeuge der Schweizer Armee von 1900 bis 2020, Markus Hofmann, Max Martin and Christoph Zimmerli (2020), ISBN 978-3-033-07130-8, https://shop.armeemuseum.ch/produkt/fahrzeuge-der-schweizer-armee-ausgabe-2019. Presented are all military vehicles, which served in the Swiss Army from 1900 until 2020.
- Military Museum Full-Reuenthal, Switzerland http://www.festungsmuseum.ch