31 mars 2025|
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|8 months agoSwiss-French military units conduct joint training exercises
Armored and artillery units from both nations to train together in Switzerland through November, marking enhanced defense cooperation
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- French and Swiss armoured and artillery units are conducting joint training exercises in Switzerland from March through November 2025.
- French Armed Forces arrived at the Geneva military training centre at the end of March 2025.
- Joint firing exercises are scheduled for May at the Hinterrhein firing range (Graubünden) and Wichlen (Glarus).
- Further exercises will occur in October and November at Hinterrhein and on the Simplon pass.
- The cooperation is legally grounded in a 2021 bilateral agreement on military training.
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They Said
"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 if necessary."
"In this way, the Swiss Armed Forces remain organisationally and structurally flexible for international cooperation in the event of a conflict while maintaining neutrality."
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