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In 2016, the Swiss Federal Assembly voted to further reduce the army from 140,000 men to 100,000 men, reducing the time of basic training from 21 weeks to 18, but also to increase the military budget by 2.4 billion Swiss francs. [14] In 2022, the Assembly voted to increase spending by 1.4 billion Swiss francs by 2030, or at least 1% of the ...
Retrieved 22 April 2024. ^ "International Comparisons of Defence Expenditure and Military Personnel". The Military Balance. 124 (1): 542–547. 31 December 2024. doi: 10.1080/04597222.2024.2298600. ISSN 0459-7222. ^ "Why Russian Military Expenditure Is Much Higher Than Commonly Understood (As Is China's)". War on the Rocks. 16 December 2019.
The European Defence Agency member state average spend on defence as a percentage of GDP was 1.5% in 2022. [2] Rank (lowest first) Country. Percentage of GDP expenditure, 2023 [3] 29. Albania. 1.74%. 1.
Switzerland's government plans to boost its defense spending by up to 19% over the next four years, citing a rise in global instability, including wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and gaps ...
The defense spending of China was estimated, in the mid-range estimate, to be 38 billion dollars or 2.3% of China's GDP in 2003. The official figure was 22.4 billion dollars. Nevertheless, Chinese military spending doubled between 1997 and 2003, nearly reaching the level of the United Kingdom and Japan, and it continued to grow over 10% ...
At the moment, only used by professional military forces (special forces and artillery) [134] ANAFI/T SE. ANAFI Thermal France Switzerland. Mini-UAV, Multicopter, FLIR: Training 74: Ordered to Parrot / SenseFly in 2020, budget for it included in the Armament Program 2019, and part of the program "Swiss Mini UAV Program” (Swiss MUAS).
In 2016, the Swiss Federal Assembly voted to further reduce the army from 140,000 men to 100,000 men, reducing the time of basic training from 21 weeks to 18, but also to increase the military budget by 2.4 billion Swiss francs. [13] In 2022, the Assembly voted to increase spending by 1.4 billion Swiss francs by 2030, or at least 1% of the ...
In 2014 the federal budget of Switzerland was 66.353 billion Swiss francs, or 10.63% of the country's GDP . Note that the Swiss federal budget only comprises 31.7% of Swiss public expenditure, the rest being managed by the cantons, the municipalities, and the social security system. [3] The Swiss Federal Finance Administration reports that the ...