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National Armaments Director to take part in the Conference of National Armament Directors of NATO

Swiss Government

Press release
Published on 30 October 2025

Bern, 30.10.2025 -- National Armaments Director Urs Loher will take part in the annual NATO Conference of National Armament Directors (CNAD) on 30 October 2025, which will be held with NATO partner states in Brussels. The National Armaments Director will also take the opportunity to meet with his counterparts for bilateral talks at the event. In addition, the National Armaments Director will attend meetings with the Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS) on the part of the European Union.

Represented by National Armaments Director Urs Loher, Switzerland will take part in the NATO Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD) as part of the Partnership for Peace. The annual conference will take place on 30 October 2025 in Brussels and bring together the highest national arms procurement officials in NATO member and partner states.

National Armaments Director Urs Loher will take part in the conference for the third time and will exchange ideas on the possibilities of a stronger commitment by the partner states, for example, in the area of innovation. During the CNAD, he will also meet with armaments directors from other states. The exchange will focus on opportunities in the context of the bilateral armaments cooperation.

In addition to the CNAD, a bilateral meeting with representatives from the Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS) is also pending. This is part of the European Commission and responsible for initiatives for strengthening the EU defence industry.