For security, Switzerland wants to monitor and protect its airspace and defend it in the event of an attack. As a neutral state, it wants to be as little dependent as possible on other states or organizations for this.
A combination of fighter aircraft and ground-based air defense is needed to prote…
The Air Force Training Command 82 / Waffenplatz (LW Tng Kdo 82 / Wpl), which is stationed in Dübendorf ZH, ensures the basic training of cadres and crews of the Air Force Intelligence Formations. For this purpose, two recruit, two NCO schools as well as technical courses are conducted annually. The…
The Modular Clothing and Equipment System for Military Operations (MBAS) will be introduced from 2023. All soldiers will be equipped with it. MBAS is developed according to the latest findings and manufactured with high-quality material. At the MBAS booth, this equipment can be viewed and the train…
Technical security measures, such as firewalls, no longer provide sufficient protection against cyber attacks. Raising employee awareness of the current threats in cyberspace is therefore one of the most important tasks in information/IT security and cyber security.
The Education & Awareness Cyb…
Diese Organisationseinheit im Stab Kommando Ausbildung befasst sich mit der Gewinnung, Bindung und Beratung von interessierten, potenziellen, aktiv dienstleistenden sowie ehemaligen Angehörigen der Armee (AdA).
Der Bereich Chance Armee möchte bei jungen Schweizer Bürgerinnen und Bürgern das Interess…
The Recruiting Command makes a decisive contribution to the provision of a credible and effective Swiss Armed Forces.
Looking for challenges? On the road to experience something new? Ready?
The step out of the everyday life and the adventure begins at the moment of decision in the recruitment process…
Those who have information ensure success. We as Command Support Brigade 41 (FU Br 41) are the information and communications technology brigade. Our missions are ongoing and take place everywhere. The management of numerous major events is no longer conceivable without the services of Command Supp…
Those who have information ensure success. We as Command Support Brigade 41 (FU Br 41) are the information and communications technology brigade. Our missions are ongoing and take place everywhere. The management of numerous major events is no longer conceivable without the services of Command Supp…
Music CONNECTS people and cultures
With 340 missions per year, the games impress with their high quality. They provide the backdrop for events organized by the armed forces and special events organized by the federal government and the public. With its performances at home and abroad, the military m…
The Armed Forces Mountain Service Competence Center (Komp Zen Geb D A), located in Andermatt, is responsible for the training and further development of the military mountain and avalanche service throughout the Armed Forces. In addition, Komp Zen Geb D A ensures permanent readiness with mountain s…
Seit 20 Jahren schützt und fördert das VBS die Vielfalt der Arten und ihrer Lebensräume auf den Armeearealen mit dem Programm Natur – Landschaft – Armee (NLA). Dieses Engagement lohnt sich: So sind auf den Armeearealen überdurchschnittlich häufig Vogel- und Pflanzenarten zu beobachten, die auf der …
Airborne Intelligence Acquisition of the Swiss Air Force
The Air Force's Air Reconnaissance Division conducts airborne intelligence gathering through a variety of platforms and organizations.
The Air Reconnaissance Service is responsible for planning and evaluating the imaging sensors of combat aircr…
Connected with one another in the August 20 10:00 a.m. field service.
What connects us humans? When and how are we connected with each other? Which "bridges" help us to take steps towards each other, from person to person? We will get to the bottom of these questions.... and build / walk bridges.
Th…
The ICT Warrior Academy (IWA) is the training center of the Cyber Command. Employees are offered a wide range of courses on organizational, methodological and technical topics. In addition, various advanced training courses are offered with technical depth such as artificial intelligence, operating…
"We credibly prepare professional and militia cadre of our infantry to win in the current operational environment."
Mission Command Infantry Unit Training 18 (Kdo Inf VBA 18):
Der Lehrverband Genie/Rettung/ABC ist eine wichtige Säule der Schweizer Armee und wird auf der Veranstaltung CONNECTED in Kloten-Bülach vertreten sein. Unsere Expertise in den Bereichen Genie, Rettung, ABC-Verteidigung, Kampfmittelbeseitigung und Minenräumung sowie der militärischen Katastrophenhil…
The Tank/Artillery Training Unit unites the heavy mechanized means of the Swiss Army. It trains cadres and soldiers for the benefit of the Army, the mechanized brigades and the staff battalions of the territorial divisions. The Army mission of defense is at the center of the training.
The demanding …
In the command of the Maintenance School 43 (Kdo Ih S 43), cadres and recruits as future troop craftsmen receive the soldierly and technical training to become maintenance specialists. The training sites of Maintenance School 43 are located at the Thun or Lyss airbase, depending on the specialty.
To…
The Central Office for Historical Army Material as part of the Army Staff is responsible for the collection and preservation of historical objects and documents of the Swiss Armed Forces.
To this end, it commissions three private foundations to implement museum activities (inventory, conservation, r…
Die Militärpolizei ist DIE Polizei der Armee, welche dank ihrer Berufs- und Milizformationen permanent 24/7/365 in der ganzen Schweiz und im Ausland eingesetzt ist. Ausserdem erbringt die Militärpolizei, im Rahmen von Unterstützungseinsätzen, auch Leistungen zugunsten der zivilen Behörden.
With its …
The Swiss Armed Forces is the largest employer in the federal administration and employs around 9000 people in various military and civilian professions, including around 500 apprentices. The variety of the more than 200 professions that you can pursue in the army is impressive: from car mechanic t…
IPLIS - the new command and control system of the Swiss Armed Forces
The Integrated Planning and Situation Tracking Information System (IPLIS) project is intended to digitally support, standardize and simplify the operational capabilities "action planning" and "situation tracking" of the armed force…
SPARC is the free educational program for teenagers and young adults interested in cyber security. It allows them to learn the basic concepts of cyber security in their free time. While part of the training takes place online, SPARC participants can expect exciting experiential days in a nearby cit…
SPHAIR finds young Swiss military pilots parascouts.
SPHAIR's mission is to capture talented young people to train as commercial pilots and pararescuemen and women, and to assess their aptitude so that they can later join the Air Force, Army or general aviation. We are looking for talented people wh…
Peacebuilding in an international context is one of the three missions of the Swiss Armed Forces and as such is enshrined in the Federal Constitution and the Military Act. As the national operational command, the SWISSINT Center of Competence is responsible for the operational implementation of the…
At CONNECTED, the Cyber Command will present its apprenticeships (IT specialist in application development and platform development, building IT specialist, media IT specialist, commercial apprenticeship, cable car mechatronics technician and cable car operator). The focus is on the IT occupations…
Exhibition Telecommunications of the Army (TK A)
Modernization of the telecommunications of the army
Modern military systems require robust ICT connections with the broadest possible bandwidth. This applies to both fixed and semi-mobile or mobile operations. Only with a connection geared to requireme…
