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National Armaments Director in talks with Elbit about ongoing procurement projects

Swiss Government

Press release
Published on 27 June 2025

Bern, 27.06.2025 -- National Armaments Director Urs Loher met representatives from Elbit Systems Ltd for working discussions on the reconnaissance drone system 15 (ADS 15) and the Armed Forces Telecommunication (TK A) in Cyprus.

National Armaments Director Urs Loher travelled to Larnaca, Cyprus, to sit down with the CEO of the supplier Elbit Systems Ltd (Elbit) on 26 June 2025. At this meeting, they discussed the ongoing reconnaissance drone system 15 (ADS 15) and Armed Forces Telecommunication (TK A) procurement projects.

The main topic of discussion was the current statuses of the projects and the next steps to be taken. The National Armaments Director used this meeting to highlight the delays and a number of quality shortcomings in both projects. In this regard, they also discussed how the projects would run in the future.

Elbit supplies systems for the Swiss Armed Forces within the scope of various procurement projects organised by the Swiss Confederation. A global company that focuses on aviation and electronics, Elbit Systems Ltd has subsidiaries in Israel and in other locations around the world.