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# Switzerland signs CHF500 million deal for five German IRIS-T SLM systems
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-07-22-switzerland-iris-t-slm-procurement/
- Published: 2025-07-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-19T16:01:44.000Z
- Description: Switzerland signed a roughly CHF 500 million deal for five IRIS-T SLM air defence batteries from Germany's Diehl Defence, procured under the European Sky Shield Initiative, with deliveries starting in 2028.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [Armasuisse press release, 22 July 2025](https://www.ar.admin.ch/en/newnsb/ZjsNYPpgoETj?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that the systems have been delivered or that full operational capability, due in 2032, has been reached.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-19\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)