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 "slug": "switzerland-patriot-delivery-slips-five-seven-years-gbad-tender-germany-france-israel-south-korea",
 "title": "Switzerland Patriot Delivery Slips Five-to-Seven Years; GBAD Tender Opened to Suppliers from Germany, France, Israel and South Korea",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/switzerland-patriot-delivery-slips-five-seven-years-gbad-tender-germany-france-israel-south-korea/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/switzerland-patriot-delivery-slips-five-seven-years-gbad-tender-germany-france-israel-south-korea/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-05-13T22:17:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:52:23.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBern, 13 May 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * United States informed Switzerland that delivery of the five Patriot air-defence systems ordered in 2022 will slip five-to-seven years from the original 2026–2028 schedule, with cost potentially doubling from CHF 2.3 billion to CHF 4.6 billion — attributed to Iran-war stockpile demands\n * Federal Council now soliciting tenders from alternative ground-based air-defence suppliers in Germany, France, Israel and South Korea; stated preference for Euro",
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  "iamd-air-missile-defense"
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 "sources": [],
 "entities": [
  "f-35",
  "france",
  "germany",
  "iris-t",
  "nato",
  "netherlands",
  "patriot",
  "sweden",
  "ukraine"
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