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That caused a lot of head shaking a year ago. While other European countries were scraping together weapons and ammunition to support Ukraine, the army had anti-aircraft weapons. 60 so-called Flab systems of the Rapier type, manufactured in Great Britain, would be scrapped.
But now Defense (VBS) is back on the books. It wants to continue using parts of the outdated Rapier anti-aircraft system for training. Rather than abolishing the entire system, it plans to adapt the radar so that the military will soon have a cost-effective and mobile training system.
Would have been a missed opportunity
The VBS came up with the alternative to the scrap heap as part of a study into innovative and effective solutions, it announced on Thursday. Throwing it all away would have been a missed opportunity.
In the Low Cost Training Emitter project, the DDBS is now pursuing the goal of using the Rapier search radar to display ground threats when training fighter planes, helicopters and others. The Federal Armaments Office (Armasuisse) should adapt two radar systems accordingly and keep another as a spare parts warehouse. In addition, existing spare parts do not end up on the scrap heap.
The Rapier anti-aircraft system was supplied to the troops from 1984 to 1986. The Swiss army had a total of 60 of these systems in use. The purchase approved in the 1980 armaments program cost approximately 1.4 billion francs. In the meantime, according to VBS, the system has lost its effectiveness. In 2020, Parliament took the decision to dismantle it. The removal process began in February 2023. (SDA)
Source:Blick
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