Defense Swiss and French armies train together
French and Swiss armored and artillery units are training together in Switzerland. The exercises will take place between March and November. The aim is to strengthen the Swiss Army's defense capabilities.
31.03.2025, 11:51
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The Swiss Armed Forces are training in accordance with international standards in order to ensure a smooth exchange of information and networked command and control should the need arise, according to a statement issued by the Federal Administration's Defense Group on Monday. In this way, the Swiss Armed Forces remain organizationally and structurally flexible for international cooperation in the event of a conflict while maintaining neutrality.
At the end of March 2025, members of the French Armed Forces arrived at the Geneva military base. In May, the Swiss Armed Forces will train joint shooting with two French units at the Hinterrhein firing range in Graubünden and Wichlen in the canton of Glarus. Exercises will follow in October and November at the firing range in Hinterrhein and in November on the Simplon.
According to the Swiss Armed Forces, this cooperation is based on the 2021 agreement on bilateral cooperation in the field of military training.
