{"id":272237,"date":"2025-07-18T14:23:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T14:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/272237\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T14:23:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T14:23:43","slug":"us-delays-delivery-of-patriot-missiles-to-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/272237\/","title":{"rendered":"US delays delivery of Patriot missiles to Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/564210750_highres.jpg\" width=\"1300\" height=\"866\" alt=\"patriot missile system\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                A US Patriot missile system in Radom, Poland, in April 2023.            <\/p>\n<p>            Keystone-SDA        <\/p>\n<p>            Listen to the article        <\/p>\n<p>            Listening the article        <\/p>\n<p>                Toggle language selector            <\/p>\n<ul class=\"read-aloud\/track-selector__options\">\n<li>\n<p>                            English (US)                        <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>                            English (British)                        <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>            Generated with artificial intelligence.        <\/p>\n<p>        The US Department of Defense is reprioritising the delivery of Patriot systems in order to provide more support to Ukraine.\n<\/p>\n<p>        This content was published on    <\/p>\n<p>        July 17, 2025 &#8211; 15:12\n<\/p>\n<p>The Swiss defence ministry was informed on Wednesday, it said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.admin.ch\/en\/newnsb\/UTork_XRoVDMOoX3GRUCl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release External link<\/a>on Thursday. The reason for the delay is that the US again wants to provide Ukraine with more support by enabling countries which have given weapons systems to Kyiv to procure them quickly from Washington.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/latest-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>+Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Germany, for example, has decided to hand over two more Patriot systems to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Switzerland is also affected by the new prioritisation plans and will receive new products later than planned. The Federal Council has been informed, the defence ministry wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\n    More<\/p>\n<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/419143748_highres_d8b769.jpg\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\" alt=\"Members of the Swiss Armed Forces\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        More    <\/p>\n<p>        Seven weaknesses in \u2018Fortress Switzerland\u2019    <\/p>\n<p class=\"teaser-wide-card__excerpt\">\n<p>                        This content was published on                    <\/p>\n<p>                        Feb 19, 2025                    <\/p>\n<p>                The Swiss Armed Forces are facing considerable challenges. A look at seven problems that the next defence minister will have to address.            <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"teaser-wide-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/swiss-politics\/seven-weaknesses-in-fortress-switzerland\/88890711\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>            Read more: Seven weaknesses in \u2018Fortress Switzerland\u2019<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Switzerland ordered five Patriot systems for long-range ground-based air defense in 2022. Delivery was due to begin in 2027 and be completed in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>According to the defence ministry, it is currently unclear how many systems will be affected and whether the delivery of guided weapons will also be affected. No statement can be made at this time regarding the exact timing and any further impact on Switzerland, it said. Clarifications are currently underway.<\/p>\n<p>A year ago, the US had already informed Switzerland that the Patriot guided missiles in the PAC3 MSE version, which Parliament had decided on in 2023 following the order of the weapon systems, would be delivered to Switzerland later than planned in order to be able to support Ukraine with these guided missiles.<\/p>\n<p>Translated from German by DeepL\/dos<\/p>\n<p>                How we work            <\/p>\n<p>We select the most relevant news for an international audience and use automatic translation tools to translate them into English. A journalist then reviews the translation for clarity and accuracy before publication.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Providing you with automatically translated news gives us the time to write more in-depth articles. The news stories we select have been written and carefully fact-checked by an external editorial team from news agencies such as Bloomberg or Keystone.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions about how we work, write to us at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/war-peace\/us-delays-delivery-of-patriot-missiles-to-switzerland\/mailto:english@swissinfo.ch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">english@swissinfo.ch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>        Articles in this story    <\/p>\n<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/b736de467e400838b598fb35a9d3434112739bf4-89699884.jpg\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" alt=\"Small rockfalls occurred above Brienz GR\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        More    <\/p>\n<p>        Rockfalls measured above Swiss village    <\/p>\n<p class=\"teaser-wide-card__excerpt\">\n<p>                        This content was published on                    <\/p>\n<p>                        Jul 18, 2025                    <\/p>\n<p>                A series of rockfalls occurred above the village of Brienz between 9 and 12 July. According to the municipality of Albula, the overall situation remains tense. Several people disregarded the ban on entering the area around the village.            <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"teaser-wide-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/various\/small-rockfalls-occurred-above-brienz-gr\/89700611?utm_source=multiple&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=news_en&amp;utm_content=o&amp;utm_term=wpblock_news\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>            Read more: Rockfalls measured above Swiss village<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/254245a5a23129857f335284e307083dac4d6239-89697665.jpg\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" alt=\"Arosa Bergbahnen with record sales\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        More    <\/p>\n<p>        Arosa cable cars celebrate record year    <\/p>\n<p class=\"teaser-wide-card__excerpt\">\n<p>                        This content was published on                    <\/p>\n<p>                        Jul 18, 2025                    <\/p>\n<p>                Arosa Bergbahnen achieved the highest figure in its 95-year history in the 2024\/25 financial year with net revenue of CHF 37 million. Arosa Lenzerheide was able to capitalise on strengths such as snow reliability and the size of the ski area in a long winter season, the company announced on Thursday.            <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"teaser-wide-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/various\/arosa-bergbahnen-with-record-sales\/89700102?utm_source=multiple&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=news_en&amp;utm_content=o&amp;utm_term=wpblock_news\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>            Read more: Arosa cable cars celebrate record year<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/489614abb2862cce867b61152645eac2e18f0290-89699882.jpg\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" alt=\"Unknown persons steal dental implants from Solothurn company\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        More    <\/p>\n<p>        Dental implants stolen in million-franc raid    <\/p>\n<p class=\"teaser-wide-card__excerpt\">\n<p>                        This content was published on                    <\/p>\n<p>                        Jul 18, 2025                    <\/p>\n<p>                Unknown perpetrators stole ceramic dental implants during a break-in at a company in Oensingen, northern Switzerland, on Tuesday night.            <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"teaser-wide-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/various\/unknown-persons-steal-dental-implants-from-solothurn-company\/89700049?utm_source=multiple&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=news_en&amp;utm_content=o&amp;utm_term=wpblock_news\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>            Read more: Dental implants stolen in million-franc raid<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1f0921831070120a9f065b2112a70d9d24b7577f-89690502.jpg\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" alt=\"A procession in Bern on Friday ahead of Spain-Switzerland\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        More    <\/p>\n<p>        Euro 2025: Bern prepares for massive parade ahead of Switzerland-Spain game    <\/p>\n<p class=\"teaser-wide-card__excerpt\">\n<p>                        This content was published on                    <\/p>\n<p>                        Jul 18, 2025                    <\/p>\n<p>                The last Euro 2025 match to be played in Bern, the quarterfinal between Spain and Switzerland at 9pm on Friday, promises to be a great celebration of football.            <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"teaser-wide-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/various\/a-procession-in-bern-on-friday-ahead-of-spain-switzerland\/89699436?utm_source=multiple&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=news_en&amp;utm_content=o&amp;utm_term=wpblock_news\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>            Read more: Euro 2025: Bern prepares for massive parade ahead of Switzerland-Spain game<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/c82e2ee169bf69b411ac83f239d795bf152fb803-89699340.jpg\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" alt=\"Clariant confronted with further ethylene damages claim\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        More    <\/p>\n<p>        Clariant faces further ethylene price-fixing claim    <\/p>\n<p class=\"teaser-wide-card__excerpt\">\n<p>                        This content was published on                    <\/p>\n<p>                        Jul 18, 2025                    <\/p>\n<p>                Swiss chemicals group Clariant is facing a further claim for damages in connection with ethylene price-fixing agreements.            <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"teaser-wide-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/various\/clariant-confronted-with-further-ethylene-damages-claim\/89699438?utm_source=multiple&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=news_en&amp;utm_content=o&amp;utm_term=wpblock_news\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>            Read more: Clariant faces further ethylene price-fixing claim<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/957e12f42aba61d86f9ea6b2ff42312d7f784cba-89695829.jpg\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" alt=\"Rockfalls affect tourism at the Grande Dixence dam\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        More    <\/p>\n<p>        Rockfalls affect tourism at tallest dam in\u00a0Europe    <\/p>\n<p class=\"teaser-wide-card__excerpt\">\n<p>                        This content was published on                    <\/p>\n<p>                        Jul 18, 2025                    <\/p>\n<p>                The Grande Dixence dam in Lower Valais is closed to visitors due to a rockfall last weekend. The nearby hotel also had to temporarily suspend operations for safety reasons.            <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"teaser-wide-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/various\/rockfalls-affect-tourism-at-the-grande-dixence-dam\/89699437?utm_source=multiple&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=news_en&amp;utm_content=o&amp;utm_term=wpblock_news\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>            Read more: Rockfalls affect tourism at tallest dam in\u00a0Europe<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/601509851_highres.jpg\" width=\"1300\" height=\"866\" alt=\"wallet with cash\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        More    <\/p>\n<p>        Quarter of Swiss expect a downturn in their finances in 2025    <\/p>\n<p class=\"teaser-wide-card__excerpt\">\n<p>                        This content was published on                    <\/p>\n<p>                        Jul 17, 2025                    <\/p>\n<p>                One in four adults in Switzerland expects their situation to deteriorate this year compared to 2024, a survey finds.            <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"teaser-wide-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/various\/quarter-of-swiss-expect-a-downturn-in-their-finances\/89697081?utm_source=multiple&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=news_en&amp;utm_content=o&amp;utm_term=wpblock_news\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>            Read more: Quarter of Swiss expect a downturn in their finances in 2025<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/17b0f8383635cb7d85b2495a40e8d5f9d21990c3-89694035.jpg\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" alt=\"Fall in the number of job vacancies in the 2nd quarter\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        More    <\/p>\n<p>        Swiss job vacancies fall in second quarter of 2025    <\/p>\n<p class=\"teaser-wide-card__excerpt\">\n<p>                        This content was published on                    <\/p>\n<p>                        Jul 17, 2025                    <\/p>\n<p>                After a slight recovery at the start of this year, open positions fell by 3% year-on-year in the second quarter.            <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"teaser-wide-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/workplace\/fall-in-the-number-of-job-vacancies-in-the-2nd-quarter\/89695925?utm_source=multiple&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=news_en&amp;utm_content=o&amp;utm_term=wpblock_news\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>            Read more: Swiss job vacancies fall in second quarter of 2025<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1752848622_737_aa55a1785237735751f45a6eaa71b575b4fb6faa-89694310.jpg\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" alt=\"Elephant robot designed using a bio-inspired 3D printing method\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        More    <\/p>\n<p>        Lausanne scientists create 3D-printed elephant robot    <\/p>\n<p class=\"teaser-wide-card__excerpt\">\n<p>                        This content was published on                    <\/p>\n<p>                        Jul 17, 2025                    <\/p>\n<p>                Researchers at the EPFL in Lausanne have managed to create a robot elephant using a 3D-printable lattice structure.            <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"teaser-wide-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/research-frontiers\/elephant-robot-designed-using-a-bio-inspired-3d-printing-method\/89695923?utm_source=multiple&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=news_en&amp;utm_content=o&amp;utm_term=wpblock_news\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>            Read more: Lausanne scientists create 3D-printed elephant robot<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1752848623_234_84fb8d9b249ade0987b5193b973282874d003984-89694360.jpg\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" alt=\"Frequently occurring species important for the stability of food webs\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        More    <\/p>\n<p>        Common species vital for stability of food webs, study shows    <\/p>\n<p class=\"teaser-wide-card__excerpt\">\n<p>                        This content was published on                    <\/p>\n<p>                        Jul 17, 2025                    <\/p>\n<p>                The extinction of common flora or fauna species can have big effects on whole ecosystems, a Swiss study has found.            <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"teaser-wide-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/various\/frequently-occurring-species-important-for-the-stability-of-food-webs\/89694538?utm_source=multiple&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=news_en&amp;utm_content=o&amp;utm_term=wpblock_news\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>            Read more: Common species vital for stability of food webs, study shows<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A US Patriot missile system in Radom, Poland, in April 2023. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":272238,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5311],"tags":[3907,103225,53305,103226,103227,4609,1501,95788,49,978,659],"class_list":{"0":"post-272237","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-states","8":"tag-article","9":"tag-beat-neutrality","10":"tag-beat-war-peace","11":"tag-conflict-general","12":"tag-defence-equipment","13":"tag-international-relations","14":"tag-latest-news","15":"tag-sda-ready-to-publish","16":"tag-united-states","17":"tag-us","18":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114874693194178095","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/272238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}