Switzerland may abandon US Patriot air-defence purchase over delivery delays
Defence Minister Martin Pfister says Switzerland is weighing cancelling its agreed purchase of the U.S.-made Patriot system because of major delivery delays.
The Swiss government is considering abandoning its agreed purchase of the Patriot air-defence system from the United States due to severe delivery delays, Defence Minister Martin Pfister said Wednesday. The potential cancellation would reflect growing concerns in Bern about the timing of deliveries and Switzerland's defence procurement plans.