Swiss Arms Industry Bemoans Shifting Conditions

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The Swiss armaments industry is unhappy with a planned revision of rules governing the export and re-export of war materiels. This content was published on March 27, 2025 - 15:47 2 minutes Keystone-SDA

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Matthias Zoller, Secretary General of Swiss ASD, Swissmem's sector for defence and security technology and the aerospace industry, fears Switzerland could be left out in the cold as Europe closes ranks.

He paints a bleak picture of redundancies, short-time working and relocations.

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He also fears that Swiss companies will receive nothing from the €800 billion invested by the European Union to strengthen its defence in the face of the Unites States foreign policy u-turn.

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