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 "slug": "germany-takes-switzerland-two-patriot-fire-units-replace-ukraine-loher-talks-failed-chf-1-7-4-3-billion-2032",
 "title": "Germany Takes Switzerland's Two Patriot Fire Units to Replace Those Given to Ukraine; Swiss–German Talks Failed",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/germany-takes-switzerland-two-patriot-fire-units-replace-ukraine-loher-talks-failed-chf-1-7-4-3-billion-2032/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/germany-takes-switzerland-two-patriot-fire-units-replace-ukraine-loher-talks-failed-chf-1-7-4-3-billion-2032/",
 "type": "article",
 "published": "2026-09-04T18:40:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-09-14T18:40:43.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBern, 4 September 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Urs Loher, head of armasuisse, told SRF on 4 September that \"the options with Germany have fallen through and cannot be implemented as planned\" and that Germany wants to replace the systems it gave Ukraine as quickly as possible; hartpunkt reports on 11 September that the two Patriot fire units originally destined for Switzerland will in all likelihood go to the Bundeswehr\n * The units would replace the two Germany handed to Ukraine, on top o",
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