List of equipment of the Swiss Armed Forces

This is a list of weapons, vehicles and aircraft used by the Swiss Armed Forces at present or in the past.

Small arms

The Stgw 90 standard service rifle fitted with an underslung 40 mm GL 5040 grenade launcher.

8.6mm Scharfschützengewehr 04 sniper rifle

PGM Hecate II heavy sniper rifle

LMG 05, FN Minimi

Weapons marked in bold are considered personal equipment of the soldier, who is responsible for their well-functioning and were required to keep them at home until the end of the military service (unless living near an external border of Switzerland).[1] In 2010, the regulation that allowed members of the Swiss militia to keep their assigned personal weapon in their home was amended, and now allows members of the militia to voluntarily deposit their issued firearm in an armory.[2] Between brackets is the number of such weapons in personal equipment as of 31 January 2009.[3] Swiss Army knives are also issued, but are not considered weapons.

Individual weapons

• Sturmgewehr 90 assault rifle + bayonet (200,000)
• Sturmgewehr 07 assault rifle (Swiss Grenadiers, ARD 10, FSK-17, Military Police)
• Pistole 75 semi-automatic pistol (30,000)
• Pistole 03 semi-automatic pistol (Military Police)
• Glock 17 / 19 semi-automatic pistols (Swiss Grenadiers, ARD 10, FSK-17, Military Police)
• FN Minimi (5.6mm Leichtes Maschinengewehr 05)
• Heckler & Koch MP5A5 submachine gun (Military Police)
• Heckler & Koch MP5SD submachine gun (ARD 10)
• Remington 870 multipurpose shotgun (Mehrzweckgewehr 91)
• Sako TRG-42 8.6 mm anti-personnel sniper rifle (8.6mm Scharfschützengewehr 04) (196)
• PGM Hecate II 12.7 mm anti-materiel heavy sniper rifle (12.7mm Präzisionsgewehr 04) (20)

Crew served weapons

• MG 51 machine gun
• Browning M2 Heavy machine gun (Mg 64)
• 81mm mortar
• 60mm mortar

Other weapons

• Gewehraufsatz 97 40mm grenade launcher (mounted under "Sturmgewehr 90" assault rifle for grenadiers and fusiliers)
• HG 85 hand grenade
• Panzerfaust 3 shoulder-launched recoilless anti-tank weapon
• H&K P2A1 flare pistol (26.5mm Rakp 78)

Vehicles

Tracked vehicles as of 31 December 2019[4]
Image	Name	Origin	Type	Acquired	Entered service	In service 2019	Variant in service
	Leopard 2A4	Germany	Main battle tank	380	1987	134[4]	Leopard 2A4 WE
	CV9030CH	Sweden	Infantry fighting vehicle	186	2003	186[4]
	M109	United States	Self propelled howitzer	577	1974	133[4]	M109 KAWEST
	BPz3 Büffel	Germany	Armoured recovery vehicle	25	2004	25[4]
	AEV3 Kodiak	Germany	Combat engineering vehicle	12	2010	12[4]
	Leguan	Germany	Armoured vehicle-launched bridge	12	2020		Being delivered[5]
	M113	United States	Armoured personnel carrier	1,475	2010	311[4]	Various variants in service
Wheeled vehicles as of 31 December 2019[4]
Image	Name	Origin	Type	Acquired	Entered service	In service 2019	Variant in service
	Piranha I Piranha II Piranha III	Switzerland	Armoured fighting vehicle	925	?	924[4]	different variants 32 Piranha V 120mm mortar carriers ordered[6][7]
	Eagle I Eagle II	Switzerland	Armoured reconnaissance vehicle	154 175	1993 1997	322[4]
	Eagle III INTAFF	Switzerland	Armoured artillery command vehicle	120	2003	119[4]
	Eagle V 6x6 TASYS	Switzerland	Armoured reconnaissance vehicle	100	2021		Being delivered[8]
	Duro IIIP	Switzerland	Armoured fighting vehicle	?	?	417[4]

Aircraft

Former equipment

[9]

Image	Name	Origin	Type	Variant	In service	Entered service	WFU	Notes
	Renault FT	France	Light tank	II	5	1921	1944
	Vickers Carden Loyd	United Kingdom	Tank	I, 33, 34, 35	8	1931	1948
	Landsverk 60	Sweden	Tank		1	1936	?	Test
	Panzer39	Czechoslovakia	Tank	LTL-H	24	1939	1950
	Renault R35	France	Light tank		12	1940	?	Test
	Nahkampfkanone 1	Switzerland	Tankhunter		1	1944	1947	Test
	Nahkampfkanone 2 Gustav	Switzerland	Tankhunter		1	1946	1947	Test
	Cruiser tank	United Kingdom	Tank	RAM Mk.II	2	1947	1968	Test
	Panzerjäger G 13	Czechoslovakia	Tankhunter	G13	158	1947	1973
	AMX-13	France	Light tank		200	1954	1980
	M47 Patton	United States	Medium tank	M Pz M47	2	1952	1954	Test
	Panzer 55 Centurion	United Kingdom	Main battle tank	PZ55 Mk3	100	1955	1991
			Tank	Pz55 Mk5	100	1955	1991	From South Africa
			Tank	Pz57 Mk7	100	1957	1991
Tank	Pz67 Mk12	12	1975	1991	From Canada
	Entpannungspanzer56	United Kingdom	Recoverytank	Entp Pz 56	30	1956	1991	19 sold 1991 to Sweden.
	brückenpanzer 55 Centurion	United Kingdom	Armoured bridgelayer	Brü Pz	2	1963	1966	Test
	Panzer 58	Switzerland	Medium tank	MPz 58	12	1958	1964
	Panzer 61	Switzerland	Medium tank	Pz61	150	1964	1994
	Panzer 68	Switzerland	Tank	Pz68 1Serie	170	1971	1999	all upgraded to AA3.
			Tank	Pz68AA2	50	1974	2003
			Tank	Pz68/75	170	1978	2003
			Tank	Pz68 AA5	220	1988	1999
Tank	Pz68/88	195	1993	2003
	Entpannungspanzer 65	Switzerland	Recovery	Entp Pz65	69	1970	2008
	Brückenpanzer 68	Switzerland	Bridgelayer	Brü Pz68	30	1974	2005
	Panzerkanone 68	Switzerland	Self propelled howitzer	Pz Kan 68	4	1972	1975	Test
	Fliegerabwehrpanzer 68	Switzerland	Self propelled AA	B22L	2	1979	1980	Test
	Zielfahrzeug 68	Switzerland	Training target		10	1974	2007
	Mowag Shark	Switzerland	Misc		3	1981	1981	Test:APC, Tank, AAA, Anti Tank
	Mowag PiranhaIIIC 10x10	Switzerland	Misc	IIC 10x10	1	1994	1994	Test
	Leopard 2 Driving trainer	Germany	Trainer		3	1988	2002
	Universal Carrier	United Kingdom	Was in use
	MOWAG Scorpion	Switzerland	Tested
	Mowag Pirat	Switzerland	Test, lost against M113
	Saurer Tartaruga	Switzerland	Test, lost against M113
	Mowag armored dummy	Switzerland	Was in use
	Mowag Puma	Switzerland	Tested
	Mowag Shark	Switzerland	Tested
	Mowag Piranha 10x10	Switzerland	Tested
	Mowag Trojan	Switzerland	After delay of order production cancelled

References

1. "Ordonnance concernant l'équipement personnel des militaires" (in French). Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation. Archived from the original on 2009-08-27. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
2. "Firearms-Control Legislation and Policy: Switzerland | Law Library of Congress". www.loc.gov. Palmer, Edith. Archived from the original on 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2018-03-01.CS1 maint: others (link)
3. "Persönliche Ausrüstung-Waffen" (in German). Logistic Base of the Army. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
4. "Die Armee in Zahlen". Swiss Armed Forces. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
5. "Brückenlegesystem" (PDF). Swiss Armed Forces. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
6. "Die Armee leistet Aufbauhilfe für den neuen Rüstungsbetrieb des Bundes". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
7. "Versuche/Verbandsausbildung 2". Swiss Armed Forces. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
8. "Mowag to deliver 100 Eagle 6x6 reconnaissance vehicles". MOWAG. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
9. "Die Armee in Zahlen". www.vbs.admin.ch (in German). Archived from the original on 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2017-04-18.

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