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This is a list of weapons, vehicles and aircraft used by the Swiss Army.
Base equipment
Infantry weapons
Firearms
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Caliber | Notes |
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Combat Knife | |||||
Stgw 90 Bayonet | Switzerland | Bayonet | — | Wenger knife[1] | |
Handguns | |||||
SIG P 220 "Pistol 75" |
Switzerland | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | It replaced the Sig P210.[2][3]
It has been replaced in some specialised functions by the Pistol 03, and by the troops with the Pistol 12/15, but some might be in use today.[4] | |
SIG Pro SPC 2009 "Pistol 03" |
Switzerland | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | Successor to the Pistol 75 in some special functions, this weapon was not attributed to the troop but to the units, such as the special forces (Swiss Grenadiers, ARD 10, FSK-17) and the military police.[2] | |
Glock 17 "Pistol 12/15 Standard" |
Austria | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | Glock 17 gen 4, successor to the Pistol 03 in special functions, and successor to the Pistol 75 as the standard issued pistol in the Swiss Army. This weapon is issued to career officers, non-commissioned officers, special forces (Swiss Grenadiers, ARD 10, FSK-17) as a secondary weapon.[5] | |
Glock 26 "Pistol 12 Kurz" |
Austria | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | Glock 26 gen 4, successor to the Pistol 03 and the Pistol 75 as the short variant of the pistol in the Swiss Army. It is the primary weapon for the military police and mechanics in the army.[5] | |
Submachine guns | |||||
Heckler & Koch MP5 "Machinenpistole" |
West Germany Germany Switzerland |
Submachine gun | 9×19mm Parabellum | Several variants used over times to answer specific needs.
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B&T MP9-N "Machinenpistole 14" (Mp 14) |
Switzerland | Submachine gun | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used as personal defence weapon for units unlikely to see combat, such as cooks and headquarters staff.[7] | |
Assault rifles & Battle rifles | |||||
SIG 550 "Sturmgewehr 90" (Stgw 90) |
Switzerland | Assault rifle | GP 90 | Standard issue assault rifle in service in the Swiss Arm, successor to the Stgw 57, it was introduced from 1988.[8]
A total of 600,000 rifles have been produced for the Swiss Army.[8] | |
SIG 552 "Sturmgewehr 04" (Stgw 04) |
Switzerland | Carabine | GP 90 | Shortened version of the Sig 550, in use with the Swiss Grenadiers, ARD 10, FSK-17 .It partially replaced the MP5.[9] | |
SIG 553 "Sturmgewehr 07" (Stgw 07) |
Switzerland | Carabine | GP 90 | Shortened version of the Sig 550, in use with the Swiss Grenadiers, ARD 10, FSK-17 and the Military Police, it partially replaced the MP5.[9] | |
Machine guns | |||||
FN Minimi "Leichtes Maschinengewehr 05" (Lmg 05) |
Belgium | Light machine gun | GP 90 |
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W+F MG 51 /71 "Maschinengewehr 51" (Mg 51/71) |
Switzerland | General-purpose machine gun | GP 11(7.5×55mm Swiss) | Manufactured by the Waffenfabrik Bern, it is a derivative of the MG 42.
It is used as:
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M2 Browning "Maschinengewehr 63 / 93" (Mg 63/93) |
United States Belgium |
Heavy machine gun | 12.7×99mm NATO | Equipped on the Piranha II in the Swiss Army[11] | |
M2 Browning "Maschinengewehr 07" (Mg 07) |
United States Belgium |
Heavy machine gun | 12.7×99mm NATO | Used with Kongsberg protector on the following vehicles:
Also mounted on a manual turret on the LIV (SO) Serval of the ARD 10. | |
Designated marksman rifles & Sniper rifles | |||||
SIG 550 "Sturmgewehr 90" (Zf Stgw 90) |
— | Switzerland | Designated marksman rifle | GP 90 | Designated marksman in infantry troops, using the standard Stgw90 , equipped with a 4x24 Zielfernrohr scope from Kern, with an expected range of 600 m.[17] |
SIG 751 SAPR "Zielfernrohr Sturmgewehr 12" (Zf Stgw 12) |
— | Switzerland | Designated marksman rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | Used with AAD10 and MP Spez Det (military police special detachment). A successor seems to have entered service with the LMT MWS.[18] Rifle equipped with scope Schmidt & Bender 3-20×50 PM II. |
LMT MWS MARS-H "Zielfernrohr Sturmgewehr 20" (Zf Stgw 20) |
United States | Designated marksman rifle | 6.5×48mm Creedmore, or | Used with ARD 10 and MP Spez Det (military police special detachment).[18] Rifle equipped with scope Schmidt & Bender 5-20×50 PM II Ultra Short. | |
Sako TRG-42 "Scharfschützengewehr 04" (SSGw 04) |
Finland | Bolt action, sniper rifle |
8.6 mm
Gw Pat 04, Gw Pat 05 HK, Gw Pat 06 TC |
196 ordered in 2004, all delivered by end 2005[19][20]
It is equipped with the Schmidt & Bender 3-12 scope (3-12x50 PMII), generally used at 10x power at night and 6x by day, and the RLV 0 5 night vision device from Simrad Optronics.[17] It is being replaced by the Scharfschützengewehr 18. | |
Scharfschützengewehr 18 (SSGw 18) |
— | — | Bolt action, | 8.6 mm
Gw Pat 04, Gw Pat 05 HK, Gw Pat 06 TC |
Successor to the SSGw 04, being replaced from 2021 to 2023 and mentioned in the armament program 2021.[21]
No information regarding the rifle purchased, but it could be the B&T APR308 / 338 as it was tested by the Swiss Army.[22] |
Sako TRG-42 | — | — | Bolt action, | 8.6 mm
Gw Pat 04, Gw Pat 05 HK, Gw Pat 06 TC |
Variant observed with the ARD 10 equipped with a different chassis, the "APO Saber Alloy SKO-42A1 MOD-1", and with a Schmidt & Bender 5-20x50 PMII Ultra Short and a night vision module.[23] |
PGM Hécate II "Präzisionsschützengewehr 04 " (PSg 04) |
France | Bolt action, anti-material rifle |
12.7×99mm NATO | 20 ordered, and used by the Special forces (ARD 10 and the Mountain Grenadiers)
It is equipped with the scope LTE J10 F1 8-10x from Scrome. The ammunition used is the Panzer Spreng-Patrone 92.[17] | |
Miscellaneous firearms | |||||
Remington Model 870 "Mehrzweckgewehr" |
United States | Pump action shotgun | 12 gauge | Used by the military police, grenadiers, aviation field surveillance troops.[24] | |
Heckler & Koch P2A1 "Raketenpistolen 78HK" |
Switzerland Germany |
Signal pistol | 26.5mm | Licensed production by the Waffenfabrik Bern[25] |
Explosive weapons
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Notes |
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Grenades | ||||
RUAG HG 85 | Switzerland | Hand grenade | Successor of the HG 43[26]
Training and explosive variants used by the army.[27] Armament Program 1985, acquisition of 1.5 million grenades, and some others for training.[28] Armament Program 2015, budget of CHF 38.9 million to replace 1 million of detonator.[29] | |
SIG GL 5040 "Gewehraufsatz 97" |
Switzerland | Under barrel grenade launcher, 40×46mm LV | Used by the grenadiers and fusiliers. | |
B&T GL06 "Mehrzweckwerfer 10" |
Switzerland | Grenade launcher, 40×46mm LV | Used by the military police since 2015. | |
Rocket launchers and anti-tank missiles | ||||
M72 LAW Mk 2 | Norway United States |
Rocket-propelled grenade | Ordered with the Armament Program 2016, budget CHF 2 million.[30] Selected for short-range light armour engagement, to be used by infantry forces.[31]
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RGW 90 HH | Germany Israel Singapore |
Anti-tank rocket launcher | Ordered with the Armament Program 2016, budget CHF 89 million.[30]
Selected to be used against structures, and vehicle lighter than IFV at rather short range.[31]
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Panzerfaust 3 | Germany | Rocket-propelled grenade | 110mm [34] | |
NLAW | United Kingdom Sweden Switzerland |
Short-range Anti-tank guided missile | Ordered with the Armament Program 2016, budget CHF 140 million.[30]
4,000 ordered in 2016 with the armament program. Selected as the future anti-tank missile.[31][35] | |
BGM-71 TOW-2 | United States | Anti-tank guided missile | 400 launchers, 12,000 missiles ordered in 1986 (USD $209 million) [36]
Only used with the tank hunter Piranha 2 6x6, to be retired in the following years.[37] | |
Land mines | ||||
Richtladung 96 light | Switzerland | Directional light mine | Can be used against un-protected vehicles up to 50 m.[38]
Modified after ratification of Ottawa treaty in 2000 to prevent the indiscriminatory effect.[39] | |
Richtladung 96 heavy | Switzerland | Directional heavy mine | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=List_of_equipment_of_the_Swiss_Armed_Forces