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 "slug": "switzerland-chf-970-million-advance-payments-air-defence-iris-t-slm-skynex",
 "title": "Switzerland Asks Parliament for CHF 970 Million in Air-Defence Advance Payments — CHF 650 Million Toward IRIS-T SLM",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/switzerland-chf-970-million-advance-payments-air-defence-iris-t-slm-skynex/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/switzerland-chf-970-million-advance-payments-air-defence-iris-t-slm-skynex/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-08-19T20:21:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-08-27T20:21:15.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBern, 19 August 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Switzerland's Federal Council decided on 19 August to request a supplementary credit of CHF 970 million (about EUR 1.04 billion) from parliament for air-defence advance payments\n * Breakdown: CHF 650 million toward the Diehl IRIS-T SLM medium-range programme, CHF 250 million toward truck-mounted Rheinmetall 35mm anti-aircraft guns, CHF 60 million toward a semi-mobile medium-range radar, CHF 10 million toward counter-drone capability\n * No paymen",
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  "defense-policy",
  "iamd-air-missile-defense",
  "defense-industry"
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 "sources": [],
 "entities": [
  "diehl-defence",
  "f-35",
  "france",
  "germany",
  "iris-t",
  "patriot",
  "rheinmetall",
  "skyranger-30"
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