List of equipment of the Swiss Army

This is a list of weapons, vehicles and aircraft used by the Swiss Army at present or in the past.

Small arms
See also: Service rifle § Switzerland
The Stgw 90 standard service rifle fitted with an underslung 40 mm GL 5040 grenade launcher.
8.6mm Scharfschützengewehr 04 sniper rifle
PGM Hecate II heavy sniper rifle
LMG 05, FN Minimi

Weapons marked in bold are considered personal equipment of the soldier, who is responsible for their well-functioning and were required to keep them at home until the end of the military service (unless living near an external border of Switzerland).[1] In 2010, the regulation that allowed members of the Swiss militia to keep their assigned personal weapon in their home was amended, and now allows members of the militia to voluntarily deposit their issued firearm in an armory.[2] Between brackets is the number of such weapons in personal equipment as of 31 January 2009.[3] Swiss Army knives are also issued, but are not considered weapons.

Individual weapons

Crew served weapons

Other weapons

Vehicles
Tracked vehicles as of 31 December 2019[7]
Image Name Origin Type Acquired Entered
service		 In service 2019 Variant in service
Leopard 2A4 West Germany /  SwitzerlandMain battle tank3801987134[7]Beginning in 2006, 134 of these tanks have been modernised - Leopard 2A4 WE
CV9030CH SwedenInfantry fighting vehicle1862003186[7]
M113 United StatesArmoured personnel carrier1,4752010311[7]Various variants in service.
M109 United StatesSelf-propelled howitzer5771974133[7]M109 KAWEST
AEV3 Kodiak Germany
 Switzerland		Combat engineering vehicle12201012[7]
BPz3 Büffel GermanyArmoured recovery vehicle 25200425[7]
Leguan GermanyArmoured vehicle-launched bridge122020Being delivered.[8]
Wheeled vehicles as of 31 December 2019[7]
Image Name Origin Type Acquired Entered
service		 In service 2019 Variant in service
Piranha I
Piranha II
Piranha III		 SwitzerlandArmoured fighting vehicle925 ?924[7]Different variants 32 Piranha V 120mm mortar carriers ordered.[9][10]
Duro IIIP SwitzerlandArmoured fighting vehicle ? ?417[7]
Eagle I
Eagle II		 SwitzerlandArmoured reconnaissance vehicle154
175		1993
1997		322[7]
Eagle III INTAFF SwitzerlandArmoured artillery command vehicle1202003119[7]
Eagle V EOD  Switzerland Bomb Disposal 4 2015 4 1 used in the Swisscoy, and 1 by the Kantonpolizei Zurich
Eagle V 6x6 TASYS SwitzerlandArmoured reconnaissance vehicle1002021Being delivered.[11]

Aircraft
Main article: List of aircraft of the Swiss Air Force

Communication
  • R-905 microwave transmission station

Former equipment
[12]
Image Name Origin Type Variant In service Entered
service		 WFU Notes
Renault FT FranceLight tankII519211944
Vickers Carden Loyd United KingdomTankI, 33, 34, 35819311948
Landsverk 60 SwedenTank01936?Delegation sent to Sweden for evaluation but tank rejected.
LTH CzechoslovakiaTankLTL-H2419391950
Renault R35 FranceLight tank121940?Test
Nahkampfkanone 1 SwitzerlandTankhunter119441947Test
Nahkampfkanone 2 Gustav SwitzerlandTankhunter119461947Test
Cruiser tank United KingdomTankRAM Mk.II219471968Test
Panzerjäger G 13 CzechoslovakiaTankhunterG1315819471973
AMX-13 FranceLight tank20019541980
M47 Patton United StatesMedium tankM Pz M47219521954Test

Panzer 55 Centurion United KingdomMain battle tankPZ55 Mk310019551991
TankPz55 Mk510019551991From South Africa.
TankPz57 Mk710019571991
TankPz67 Mk121219751991From Canada.
Entpannungspanzer 56 United KingdomRecovery tankEntp Pz 56301956199119 sold 1991 to Sweden.
Brückenpanzer 55 Centurion United KingdomArmoured bridgelayerBrü Pz219631966Test
Panzer 58 SwitzerlandMedium tankMPz 581219581964
Panzer 61 SwitzerlandMedium tankPz6115019641994
Panzer 68 SwitzerlandTankPz68 1Serie17019711999All upgraded to AA3.
TankPz68AA25019742003
TankPz68/7517019782003
TankPz68 AA522019881999
TankPz68/8819519932003
Entpannungspanzer 65 SwitzerlandRecoveryEntp Pz656919702008
Brückenpanzer 68 SwitzerlandBridgelayerBrü Pz683019742005
Panzerkanone 68 SwitzerlandSelf propelled howitzerPz Kan 68419721975Test
Fliegerabwehrpanzer 68 SwitzerlandSelf-propelled anti-aircraft gunB22L219791980Test
Zielfahrzeug 68 SwitzerlandTraining target1019742007
Mowag Shark SwitzerlandMisc319811981Test:APC, Tank, AAA, Anti Tank
Mowag PiranhaIIIC 10x10 SwitzerlandMiscIIC 10x10119941994Test
Leopard 2 Driving trainer West GermanyTrainer319882002
Universal Carrier United KingdomWas in use
MOWAG Scorpion SwitzerlandTested
Mowag Pirat SwitzerlandTest, lost against M113.
Saurer Tartaruga SwitzerlandTest, lost against M113.
Mowag armored dummy SwitzerlandWas in use
Mowag Puma SwitzerlandTested
Mowag Shark SwitzerlandTested
Mowag Piranha 10x10 SwitzerlandTested
Mowag Trojan SwitzerlandAfter delay of order production cancelled.

References
  1. "Ordonnance concernant l'équipement personnel des militaires" (in French). Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation. Archived from the original on 2009-08-27. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
  2. "Firearms-Control Legislation and Policy: Switzerland | Law Library of Congress". www.loc.gov. Palmer, Edith. Archived from the original on 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2018-03-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. "Persönliche Ausrüstung-Waffen" (in German). Logistic Base of the Army. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
  4. "EXPAL Systems Selected For New 81mm Mortar in Switzerland". Army Technology. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  5. "Schweizer Armee entscheidet sich in der Typenwahl für die ESG". esg.de. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  6. "Geschäft Ansehen". www.parlament.ch. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  7. "Die Armee in Zahlen". Swiss Armed Forces. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  8. "Brückenlegesystem" (PDF). Swiss Armed Forces. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  9. "Die Armee leistet Aufbauhilfe für den neuen Rüstungsbetrieb des Bundes". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  10. "Versuche/Verbandsausbildung 2". Swiss Armed Forces. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  11. "Mowag to deliver 100 Eagle 6x6 reconnaissance vehicles". MOWAG. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  12. "Die Armee in Zahlen". www.vbs.admin.ch (in German). Archived from the original on 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  • Betriebsanleitung Entpannungspanzer 65 (1972) K + W (Hrsg.): Entpannungspanzer 65 Betriebsanleitung. Nur für den dienstlichen Gebrauch. Auflage von 1972. K+W (Eidgenössische Konstruktionswerkstätte) - Thun(Entpannungspanzer 65 Operating Instructions. Only for official use. Edition of 1972. K+W (Swiss design workshops) - Thun)
  • Book Die Panzer der Schweizer Armee von 1920 bis 2008, Urs Heller (2008)
  • Book Fahrzeuge der Schweizer Armee von 1900 bis 2020, Markus Hofmann, Max Martin and Christoph Zimmerli (2020), ISBN 978-3-033-07130-8, . Presented are all military vehicles, which served in the Swiss Army from 1900 until 2020.
  • Military Museum Full-Reuenthal, Switzerland
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