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Swiss National Armaments Director visits Israel on ADS 15, IFASS and mobile comms projects
armasuisse — Federal Office for Defence Procurement · published 14 Jul 2026 · · Source ↗
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Why it matters
Confirms armasuisse's continued reliance on Israeli suppliers for its drone, SIGINT/EW and tactical comms programmes, and flags active Swiss interest in C-UAS technology. Swiss-based subsystem and integration firms in UAS, EW and secure comms should note where offset/local-content demand (60% domestic target) will land.
Do this: Swiss UAS, EW and tactical-comms suppliers should approach the Israeli primes behind ADS 15, IFASS and EmK for local-content/offset work packages and track armasuisse simap notices on TK A.
Route: subcontract to prime · For: Established SME suppliers & subsystem makersBD / bid leads at defence-tech scale-ups
Summary
armasuisse chief Urs Loher met Israel's SIBAT and defence industry on 13–14 July 2026 to review the Reconnaissance Drone System 15 (ADS 15), the Integrated Radio Intelligence and Transmission System (IFASS) and the Replacement of Mobile Communications (EmK) subproject of the Army Telecommunications Project (TK A). He was also briefed on the latest counter-drone technologies. No new procurement or value was announced.
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National Armaments Director Urs Loher visited Israel on 13–14 July 2026 for official meetings with representatives of the Israeli Ministry of Defence's Directorate for International Defence Cooperation (SIBAT) and the defence industry National Armaments Director Urs Loher visited Israel on 13–14 July 2026 for official meetings with representatives of the Israeli Ministry of Defence's Directorate for International Defence Cooperation (SIBAT) and the defence industry. The discussions focused on the current status and next steps of the ongoing procurement projects for the Reconnaissance Drone System 15 (ADS 15) and the Integrated Radio Intelligence and Transmission System (IFASS), as well as the Replacement of Mobile Communications (EmK) subproject within the Army Telecommunications Project (TK A). The National Armaments Director was also briefed on the latest developments in counter-drone technologies. The visit provided him an opportunity to meet key counterparts in person and to assess the progress of the projects on site at first hand.
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Source: Swiss federal News Service (admin.ch), press release XZoWyEwN69Zywag0YIk1Y. Enrichment: anthropic/claude-opus-5 (confidence 80%).