Patriot GBAD systems: US informs Switzerland on delayed delivery
Bern, 17.07.2025 — The United States Department of Defense has informed the DDPS that it will reprioritize the delivery of Patriot systems to support Ukraine, focusing on ground-based air defense. This also affects Switzerland, which will receive its production batches later than planned. The Federal Council has been notified.
The US wants to strengthen its support to Ukraine. Countries now supplying weapons systems to Ukraine will be able to replace them faster. The US has therefore decided to reprioritize the delivery of Patriot ground-based air defense systems.
In 2022, Switzerland had ordered five Patriot systems. Delivery was scheduled to begin in 2026 and be completed in 2028. However, on July 16, the US Department of Defense informed the DDPS that Switzerland would also be affected by the new prioritization and that deliveries intended for Switzerland would be delayed.
Switzerland to receive later production
Following this decision, which is in accordance with the usual procurement agreements (Foreign Military Sales), Switzerland will receive its systems later than planned. It is currently unclear how many systems will be affected and whether the delivery of guided missiles will also be affected. No statement can be made at this stage regarding the exact timing and any further implications for Switzerland. Clarifications are ongoing.
A year ago, the US informed Switzerland that the PAC-3 MSE version of the guided missiles for Patriot, which parliament had approved in 2023 after ordering the weapon systems, would be delivered to Switzerland later than planned in order to support Ukraine.