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The Swiss Air Force (SAF) will test the air defense system with landings and take-offs on a motorway as part of exercise “Alpha One”. In June 2024 the Swiss Air Force will practice landing and ...
The Swiss Air Force recently conducted Alpha Uno exercises involving landing F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets on a highway. In the training footage, a notable element on the plane drew attention ...
Swiss Air Force Lands Fighter Planes on Motorway in Training Exercise PAYERNE, Switzerland (Reuters) -Switzerland's armed forces landed fighter jets on a stretch of motorway in the west of the ...
A Cougar helicopter of the Swiss Air Force also dropped flares and showed its manoeuvrability, including an exercise where Special forces were evacuated. The event is held at Ebenfluh firing ...
The government said last week the test was necessary because all of the Swiss air force's assets were concentrated on three airfields in Payerne, Meiringen and Emmen, making them vulnerable to ...
EMMEN, Switzerland – The Swiss Air Force is looking toward future threats with its new fleet of Hermes Starliner unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) manufactured by Israel’s Elbit Systems.
I had front-row seats to the Swiss Air Force’s F-18 Hornet demo at the Waddington Airshow – and it absolutely delivered. From tight turns to high-speed passes and vertical climbs, the pilot ...
More on the choice of the F-35 as the Swiss Air Force' next fighter ultimately dropped its effort after Armasuisse formally committed Switzerland to a final contract. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI ...
The Swiss air force resumed operations with its Pilatus PC-21 trainers on 30 November, following a brief suspension of activities imposed after a non-fatal accident involving the advanced turboprop.
The government said last week the test was necessary because all of the Swiss air force's assets were concentrated on three airfields in Payerne, Meiringen and Emmen, making them vulnerable to ...