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Swiss Army light armored vehicles

vehicle	Origin	Notes
Universal Carrier	United Kingdom	Was in use
MOWAG Scorpion	Switzerland	Tested
Mowag Pirat	Switzerland	Test,lost against M113
Saurer Tartaruga	Switzerland	Test,lost against M113
M113	United States	In use
M548	United States	In use
Mowag armored dummy	Switzerland	Was in use
Mowag Puma	Switzerland	Tested
Mowag Shark	Switzerland	Tested
Mowag Piranha 8x8	Switzerland	In use
Mowag Piranha 6x6]]	Switzerland	In use
Mowag Piranha 10x10]]	Switzerland	Tested
Mowag Eagle	Switzerland	In use
DURO III	Switzerland	In use
DURO GMTF	Switzerland	In use
Mowag Trojan	Switzerland	After delay of order cancelled
CV9030CH	Sweden	In use

Swiss Army tanks

Tank	Origin	Type	Version(s)	Number	Entered service	WFU	Notes
Renault FT17	France	Light Tank	II	5	1921	1944
Vickers Carden Loyd	United Kingdom	Tank	I, 33, 34, 35	8	1931	1948
Landsverk 60	Sweden	Tank		1	1936	?	Test
Panzer39	Czechoslovakia	Tank	LTL-H	24	1939	1950
Renault R35	France	Light Tank		12	1940	?	Test
Nahkampfkanone 1	Switzerland	Tankhunter		1	1944	1947	Test
Nahkampfkanone 2 Gustav	Switzerland	Tankhunter		1	1946	1947	Test
Cruiser tank	United Kingdom	Tank	RAM Mk.II	2	1947	1968	Test
Panzerjäger G 13	Germany	Tankhunter	G13	158	1947	1973
AMX-13	France	Light Tank		200	1954	1980
M47 Patton	United States	Medium Tank	M Pz M47	2	1952	1954	Test
Panzer 55 Centurion	United Kingdom	Tank	PZ55 Mk3	100	1955	1991
		Tank	Pz55 Mk5	100	1955	1991	From South Africa
		Tank	Pz57 Mk7	100	1957	1991
		Tank	Pz67 Mk12	12	1975	1991	From Canada
Entpannungspanzer56	United Kingdom	Recoverytank	Entp Pz 56	30	1956	1991	19 sold 1991 to Sweden.
brückenpanzer 55 Centurion	United Kingdom	Bridgelayer	Brü Pz	2	1963	1966	Test
Panzer 58	Switzerland	Medium tank	MPz 58	12	1958	1964
Panzer 61	Switzerland	Medium tank	Pz61	150	1964	1994
Panzer 68	Switzerland	Tank	Pz68 1Serie	170	1971	1999	all upgradet to AA3.
		Tank	Pz68AA2	50	1974	2003
		Tank	Pz68/75	170	1978	2003
		Tank	Pz68 AA5	220	1988	1999
		Tank	Pz68/88	195	1993	2003
Entpannungspanzer 65	Switzerland	recovery	Entp Pz65	69	1970	2008
Brückenpanzer 68	Switzerland	Bridgelayer	Brü Pz68	30	1974	2005
Panzerkanone 68	Switzerland	Self prop howitze	Pz Kan 68	4	1972	1975	Test
Fliegerabwehrpanzer 68	Switzerland	AAA	B22L	2	1979	1980	Test
Zielfahrzeug 68	Switzerland	training Target		10	1974	2007
Mowag Shark	Switzerland	misc		3	1981	1981	Test:APC, Tank, AAA, Anti Tank
Mowag PiranhaIIIC 10x10	Switzerland	misc	IIC 10x10	1	1994	1994	Test
Leopard 2 Panzer87, Pz87 WE	Germany	Tank	A4	380	1987		Reduced to 224, 134 Upgrade to Pz87WE.
Leopard 2 Driving trainer	Germany	trainer		3	1988	2002
Leopard Büffel	Germany	recovery	BPz3	25	2004
Leopard Kodiak	Germany Switzerland	Pionier	SKodiak	12	2010

Current aircraft

**In service**^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
Aircraft	Origin	Type	Version(s)	Number in service ^[7]	Notes
Beechcraft Super King Air	US	Photomapping	350C	1	AB Dübendorf
Pilatus PC-24	Switzerland	VIP transport	Ce-560XL	2	Bern-Belp Airport
Dassault Falcon 900EX	France	VIP transport	900EX	1	Bern-Belp Airport
Pilatus PC-10	Switzerland	Photomapping	DHC-6	1	AB Dübendorf
Diamond DA42 Aurora Centauer	US Austria	Experimental	DA42MPP (Mod)	1	Armasuisse AB Emmen^[8] (Can be flown unmanned)
Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma	France	Medium airlift	AS332M1	15	AB Payerne, AB Dübendorf
Eurocopter AS532 Cougar	France	Medium airlift	AS532UL	11	AB Alpnach ^[9]
Eurocopter EC635	France Germany	Utility	EC635 P2+	18	AB Alpnach ^[10]
Eurocopter EC635	France Germany	VIP transport	EC635 P2+ VIP	2	AB Alpnach ^[10]
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet	US Switzerland (licensed)	Multirole fighter	F/A-18C	26	Fighter sqns 17, 18 (Airbase (AB) Payerne) and 11 (AB Meiringen)
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet	US Switzerland (licensed)	Multirole fighter	F/A-18D	6
ALR Piranha	Switzerland	Fighter-Interceptor	Piranha 4	41	Fighter sqdn 6, squadrons 8 (AB Emmen) & 19 (AB Sion). Use: interception, aerobatics, target-towing.2Engine version once 100 pic
ALR Piranha	Switzerland	Fighter-Interceptor	Piranha 4U	12	Use: air policing and electronic warfare.2Engine version
Pilatus PC-6 Turbo-Porter	Switzerland	Light transport	PC-6/B2-H2M-1	16	Airlift sqn 7 and HB-FCF from Armasuisse (AB Emmen)
Pilatus PC-7 Turbo trainer	Switzerland	Trainer	NCPC-7	28	AB Locarno
Pilatus PC-9	Switzerland	Trainer	PC-9/F	11	Flight Training Unit 12 (AB Payerne) Use: target-towing and electronic warfare.
Pilatus PC-12	Switzerland	Test and transport	PC-12	1	Armasuisse AB Emmen
Pilatus PC-21	Switzerland	Advanced trainer	PC-21	8	AB Emmen
RUAG ADS-95 Ranger	Switzerland	UAV	ADS-95	24	Drone Sqn 7, AB Emmen
RUAG KZD-85	Switzerland	UAV	KZD-85	30	60 line of sight remote control drones originally bought in 1985 for air defense training.

Previous aircraft

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Version(s)	Number	Entered service	WFU	Notes
Aérospatiale Alouette II^[11]	France	observation, rescue & liaison	II	30	1958	1992	10 bought in 1958, and 20 in 1964.
Aérospatiale Alouette III^[12]	France	transport & trainer	III	84	1964	2010	14 lost in accidents. Replaced by EC635.
ALR Piranha	Switzerland	trainer	Piranha 2C	19	1987	2002	Singleengined version
Beechcraft Expeditor^[13]	US	transport	C18S, C-45F	3	1948	1969
Beechcraft Twin Bonanza^[14]	US	transport	E50	3	1957	1989
BFW M.18^[15]	Germany	transport	18C & 18D	4	1929	1954	1 18C, 3 18D.
Bücker Jungmann	Germany	trainer	Bü 131	94	1936	1971	Two seat biplane. 10 impressed from aero clubs.
Pilatus P-1	Switzerland	trainer	P-1	52	1937	1968	Acrobatics/air combat training single seat biplane.
Comte AC-1^[16]	Switzerland	fighter	AC-1	1	1928	1939
Comte AC-4^[17]	Switzerland	liaison	AC-4	1	1931	1938
Comte AC-11-V^[18]	Switzerland	liaison	AC-11-V	1	1943	1945
Dassault Falcon	France	VIP transport	50	1	1996	2013	Replaced by Dassault Falcon 900EX.
Dassault Mirage III	France	experimental	IIIC	1	1962	1999
		reconnaissance	IIIRS	18	1964	2003
		fighter	IIIS	36	1964	1999	Swiss IIIC, Upgraded by SF Emmen in 1988. Financial scandal reduced orders from 100.
		advanced trainer	IIIBS	4	1964	2003	2 lost in accidents.
		advanced trainer	IIIDS	2	1983	2003	Replaced crashed Mirage IIIBS.
de Havilland Mosquito^[19]	UK	bomber	PR.4 & FB.6	2	1944	1954	1 used by Swissair for pilot training. 2^nd was engine testbed for EFW N-20.
Dewoitine D.26	France	trainer	D.26	11	1931	1948
Dewoitine D.27	France	fighter	D.27	66	1928	1944
Pilatus PC-8D Twin Porter	Switzerland	transport&photo	PC-8D	7	1958	2005
N-20.2 Arbalète	Switzerland	fighter	N-20.2	222	1949	1952	First Swiss designed jet fighter.
N-20.10 Aiguillon	Switzerland	fighter	N-20.10	285	1949	1952	First Swiss designed jet fighter.
EKW C-35^[20]^[21]	Switzerland	reconnaissance	C-35 & 35-1	90	1937	1954	8 built from spares.
EKW C-36	Switzerland	reconnaissance	C-3603	160	1942	1987	20 converted to target tugs, 40 re-engined with turboprop.
Eurocopter Dauphin 2^[22]	France	VIP transport	SA.365N	1	2005	2009	Used by the state government
Fairey Fox^[23]	UK	reconnaissance	VI.R	2	1937	1945
FFA P-16	Switzerland	ground attack	P-16.04 & P-16 Mk.II	160	1955	1960	.
Pilatus SB-2	Switzerland	transport, observation & ambulance	SB-2	5	1940	1963	Number includes 1 impressed.
Focke-Wulf Fw 44	Germany	trainer	Fw 44F	1	1945	1953
Fokker C.V	Netherlands	reconnaissance	D & E	64	1927	1954
Häfeli DH-1	Switzerland	reconnaissance	DH-1	6	1916	1919
Häfeli DH-3	Switzerland	reconnaissance	DH-3	109	1917	1939
Häfeli DH-5	Switzerland	reconnaissance	DH-5	80	1922	1940
Hanriot HD-1	France	fighter	HD-1	16	1921	1930
Hiller UH-12^[24]	US	battlefield observation	B	3	1952	1962
Junkers Ju 52/3m	Germany	transport	Versions	3	1939	1981	Since 1983 museum aircraft at Dübendorf.
SAAC-21	Switzerland	VIP transport	A	2	1987	2006
Pilatus P-4	Switzerland	liaison	B	18	1938	1959
Messerschmitt Bf 109	Germany	fighter	D-1	10	1939	1949
		fighter	E-1 & E-3	89	1939	1948
		fighter	F-4/Z	2	1942	1947
		fighter	G-6 & G-14	16	1944	1947
Morane-Saulnier G	France	trainer	G or H	1	1914	1919
Morane-Saulnier MS.229	France	trainer	Et2	2	1931	1941
Morane-Saulnier MS.406^[25]	France	fighter	MS.406	2	1939	1954	Trainer after replaced as fighter in 1948. 17 3801s built from spares after production ended.
		fighter	3800	82	1940	1954
		fighter	3801	224	1941	1959
		fighter	3802	13	1946	1956
		fighter	3803	1	1947	1956
Nardi FN.315	Italy	trainer	FN.315	2	1944	1948
Nieuport 23	France	trainer	23 C.1	5	1917	1921
Nieuport 28	France	fighter	28 C.1	15	1918	1930
Nord Norécrin	France	liaison	1201	1	1948	1952
Nord Norvigie	France	liaison	NC.850	1	1949	1950	Tested and returned to Nord
North American P-51 Mustang^[26]	US	reconnaissance	P-51B-10	1	1944	1945	Some bought surplus for $4000 US ea.
		fighter	P-51D	113	1948	1957
		fighter	TP-51D	2	1948	1957
		fighter	F-6	15	1948	1957
North American Harvard^[27]	Canada	trainer	Mk.IIB	40	1948	1968	Surplus ex-RCAF (Canadian built).
Pilatus P-2^[28]	Switzerland	trainer	P-2 05 & 06	55	1945	1981
Pilatus P-3^[29]	Switzerland	trainers	P-3	73	1956	1995	Number includes prototype.
Pilatus P-5^[30]	Switzerland	observation	PA-18-150	6	1948	1975
Potez 25^[31]	France	reconnaissance	L-25 A.2	17	1927	1940
Potez 63^[32]	France	bomber	630 & 633	2	1938	1944
Rockwell Grand Commander	US	mapping	680FL	1	1976	1993	Civil registered for Federal Office of Topography.
Siebel Si 204	Germany	transport	D-1	1	1945	1955	Interned.
Stinson Sentinel	US	liaison	L-5	1	1944	1945
Sud-Ouest Djinn^[33]	France	trainer	S.O.1221	4	1958	1964	Returned to manufacturer following rotor problems.
Weber-Landolf-Münch WLM-1	Switzerland	glider	WLM-1	2	1951	unk

Swiss Air Force aircraft squadrons and units

In the Swiss Air Force an aircraft is usually not deployed permanently to a given Squadron, especally that of the [milizia] pilots who spend just a few weeks a year in service. Aircraft are used across several squadrons, even the Squadron leader's aircraft such as the F/A-18C J-5017 from 17 Squadron will be used by used other squadrons. Older aircraft will often be retired from front line service to support squadrons, for example the Hawker Hunter from a fighter-bomber with 5 Squadron to [Zielflugstaffel] 12 as a target tug.

Image	Name	Status	Home base	Aircraft type	History	Notes
File:FlSt1.gif,	Fliegerstaffel 1 Rokh	Inactive	Dübendorf	F-5E	Hawker Hunter,DH-100 Vampire, C-3036,Fokker C.V, Häfeli DH-5	Commander of the Patrouille Suisse was Member of FlSt1. The Patrouille Suisse was Created from parts of the FlSt1^[34]
File:Fliegerstaffel2 old.jpg	Fliegerstaffel 2	Inactive	Payerne	F-5E	Hawker Hunter,DH-112 Venom , DH-100 Vampire,AFB Ulrichen, Turtmann	^[35]
File:FlSt3new.gif	Fliegerstaffel 3	Inactive	Sion Airport	Mirage IIIRS	Hawker Hunter, DH-112 Venom Recon vers,D-3800,C-3603,Dewoitine D.27	^[36]
File:FlSt4.gif	Fliegerstaffel 4	Inactive	Payerne	Mirage IIIRS	Hawker Hunter, DH-112 Venom, DH-100 Vampire AFB Turtmann, Sankt Stephan	^[37]
File:FlSt5old.gif	Fliegerstaffel 5 Lynx	Interaktiv	Interlaken	Hawker Hunter	DH-100 Vampire, Häfeli DH-5	Swiss Astronaut Claude Nicollier Pilot at this Sqd
File:FlSt6.gif	Fliegerstaffel 6 Ducks	active	Payerne	F-5E		^[38] ^[39]
	Fliegerstaffel 7	Inactive	Meiringen air base	Hawker Hunter	DH-112 Venom, DH-100 Vampire,Me109 ,Fokker C.V,AFB Ambri,Interlaken	^[40]
File:FlSt8.gif	Fliegerstaffel 8 Destructors	active	Meiringen air base	F-5E	AFBBuochs	^[41]
File:FlSt9.gif	Fliegerstaffel 9	Inactive		DH-112 Venom	DH-100 Vampire, Me109,D-3801,Dewoitine D.27,Fokker C.V	^[42]
File:FlSt10.gif	Fliegerstaffel 10	Inactive	Buochs	Dassault Mirage IIIRS	DH-112 Venom recon, DH-100 Vampire,C-3603,P-51 Mustang	all equipt with Photocameras ^[43] ^[44] ^[45]
File:FlSt11.gif	Fliegerstaffel 11 Tigers	active	Meiringen air base	F/A-18	Dübendorf, F-5E, Hawker Hunter,DH-100 Vampire,D-3801	Member of the NATO Tiger Association^[46], F/A-18C J-5011 Sqad Aircraft with special paint^[47]
	Zielflugstaffel 12	active	Emmen	Pilatus PC-9/ F-5E	Hawker Hunter, C-36	^[48]
File:FlSt13new.gif	Fliegerstaffel 13	Inactive	Payerne	F-5E	DH-112 Venom, D-3800 Morane, Trurtmann AFB, Meiringen air base Ambri	^[49]
File:FlSt14.gif	Fliegerstaffel 14	active	Locarno	Pilatus PC-7 DH-100 Vampire Pilatus P-3	^[50]
File:FlSt15new.gif	Fliegerstaffel 15	Inactive	Sankt Stephan	Hawker Hunter	DH-112 Venom, DH-100 Vampire, D-3801, Me109, Payerne	in the last year a Hunter got a "Papyrus" paint this AC is now private used^[51]
File:FlSt16new.gif	Fliegerstaffel 16	active	Sion Airport	F-5F	Mirage IIIS,DH-112 Venom & DH-112 R1, DH-100 Vampire, P-51 Mustang C-3603,C-36,Fokker C.V, Buochs
File:Wappen der Fliegerstaffel 17.jpg	Fliegerstaffel 17 Falcons	active	Payerne	F/A-18	Mirage IIIS,DH-112 Venom,D-3802, C-3603, Häfeli DH-5 Dewoitine D.27 AFB Buochs Emmen, Raron	Sqd Aircraft F/A-18C J-5017 with "Falcons" Paint^[52] ^[53]
File:FlSt18.gif	Fliegerstaffel 18 Panthers	active	Payerne	F/A-18		Sqd Aircraft F/A-18C J-5018 with "Phanters" Paint ^[54]
File:Staffel19.gif	Fliegerstaffel 19 Swans	active	Sion Airport	F-5E	Potez 25,Morane D-3800 P-51 Mustang, DH-112 Venom, Hawker Hunter	^[55]
File:FlSt20.gif	Fliegerstaffel 20	Inactive	Mollis	Hawker Hunter	DH-112 Venom, DH-100 Vampire, P-51 Mustang,D-3801	^[56]
File:FlSt21.gif	Fliegerstaffel 21	Inactive	Raron	Hawker Hunter	DH-112 Venom,DH-100 Vampire, P-51 Mustang,Dewoitine D.27, Me109,AFB Buochs, Turtmann, Dübendorf	^[57] ^[58]
File:FlSt24new.gif	Fliegerstaffel 24	active	Emmen	Pilatus PC-9 / F-5F	Hawker Hunter Trainer	Sqd 22 and 23 don't exist
File:LT1.gif	Lufttransportstaffel 1	active	Payerne	AS 532UL,AS 332M-1, EC635	Alouette III	^[59]
	Lufttransportstaffel 2	Inactive	Dübendorf	Alouette III	Aérospatiale Alouette II ,Piper Super Cub, AFB Triengen	^[60]
	Lufttransportstaffel 3	active		AS 532UL,AS 332M-1, EC635		^[61]
	Lufttransportstaffel 4	active	Dübendorf	AS 532UL,AS 332M-1, EC635, B190, DHC-6, B350
File:LT5Tarn.gif	Lufttransportstaffel 5	active	Dübendorf	AS 532UL,AS 332M-1,EC635	[[Aérospatiale Alouette III\| Alouette III]Dornier Do 27 Aérospatiale Alouette II
	Lufttransportstaffel 6	active	Alpnach	AS 532UL,AS 332M-1 EC635	^[62]
File:LT7farb.gif	Lufttransportstaffel 7	active	Emmen	Pilatus PC-6		^[63]
File:LT8farb.gif	Lufttransportstaffel 8	active	Alpnach	AS 532UL,AS 332M-1 EC635	Aérospatiale Alouette III	^[64] [www.lufttransportstaffel8.ch]

Other aircraft units

Image	Name	Status	Homebase	Aircrafttype	History	Notes
File:Berufsfliegerkorps.gif,	Berufsfliegerkorps	active	Dübendorf HQ	all AC types		former UeG Überwachungsgeschwader ^[65]
	Lufttransportdienst des Bundes	active	Bern Airport	Cessna Citation Excel, DHC-6,B350, B1900, Falcon 900,EC635	Learjet 35, Falcon 50, Eurocopter Dauphin	^[66]
	Pilotenschule	active	Emmen	Pilatus PC-21	F-5F, BAE Hawk, DH-100 VampireT
File:Dro Geschw 7 blau.gif	Drohnengeschwader 7	active	Emmen	ADS-95
	GRD Armasuisse	active	Emmen	Pilatus PC-6 Turbo-Porter, Pilatus PC-12, Diamond DA42 Aurora Centauer	Hawker Hunter, Mirage IIIC, F-5E(J-3001)	Flight test Service
	Patrouille Suisse	active	Emmen	F-5E	Hawker Hunter AFB Dübendorf	Created from parts of the Fliegerstaffel 1^[67]
	PC-7 Team	active	Dübendorf	Pilatus PC-7		^[68]
	MHR Militär Helikopter Rettungsdienst	Inactive			Alouette III	SAR, Today made by the civil Rega (air rescue)
File:Swiss Air Defence & directions Center Badge.gif	ADDC	active	Dübendorf			Air Force HQ, Air Operations Centre, Air Defence& Directions Center
	Parachute Reconnaissance Company 17	active	Locarno	MT-1		Para reccon

MirageIIIRS FlSt10
Paper Hunter FlSt15
Bison Hunter FlSt20
FlSt11 F/A-18C J-5011 Tigers
FlSt 17 F/A-18C J-5017 Falcons
FlSt 18 F/A-18C J-5018 Panthers

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