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 "slug": "switzerland-second-non-us-air-defence-system-france-israel-south-korea-patriot-delay",
 "title": "Switzerland Opens Talks With French, Israeli and South Korean Manufacturers for a Second Air-Defence System After Patriot Slips Four to Five Years",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/switzerland-second-non-us-air-defence-system-france-israel-south-korea-patriot-delay/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/switzerland-second-non-us-air-defence-system-france-israel-south-korea-patriot-delay/",
 "type": "article",
 "published": "2026-06-24T17:08:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:54:30.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBern, 24 June 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Switzerland's defence ministry said on 24 June 2026 it had opened contract talks with manufacturers in France, Israel and South Korea for a second, non-US ground-based air-defence system to sit alongside its US Patriot order\n * The five Patriot systems Bern ordered in 2022 from Raytheon and Lockheed Martin — worth about CHF 2 billion — have slipped four to five years, as US production is routed first to Ukraine and other front-line buyers\n * Bern",
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  "f-35",
  "france",
  "germany",
  "iris-t",
  "lockheed-martin",
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