Swiss Armed Forces
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The Swiss Armed Forces are Switzerland’s military organization responsible for national defense, operating primarily as a militia system with a small professional core and including branches such as the army and air force.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed forces
→
military organization → |
| abbreviation |
SAF
→
Swiss Army → |
| ageOfConscription | around 18 years → |
| allowsCivilianService | yes → |
| allowsConscientiousObjection | yes → |
| commanderTitle |
Chief of the Armed Forces
→
Federal Councillor, head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport → |
| component |
Command Support Base
→
surface form: "Command Support organization"
Logistics organization → Special Forces Command → Swiss Air Force → Swiss Army → Territorial divisions → |
| conscription | yes → |
| country | Switzerland → |
| governingBody | Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport → |
| hasCharacteristic |
focus on territorial defense rather than power projection
→
majority of personnel are conscripts and reservists → no standing army in the traditional sense → |
| hasEmblem | white cross on red background → |
| hasHeadquartersLocation |
Bern
→
Switzerland → |
| hasMilitaryHistory |
Cold War national defense posture
→
British distant blockade of Germany →
surface form: "World War I neutrality enforcement"
World War II general mobilization → |
| hasMotto | Für Sicherheit und Freiheit → |
| hasProfessionalCore | yes → |
| includesReservists | yes → |
| languageUsed |
French
→
German → Italian → Romansh language →
surface form: "Romansh"
|
| legalBasis |
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation
→
surface form: "Swiss Federal Constitution"
Swiss Military Act →
surface form: "Swiss military law"
|
| militaryBranch |
air force
→
army → |
| militaryDoctrine | armed neutrality → |
| nativeName |
Armada svizra
→
Swiss Armed Forces →
surface form: "Armée suisse"
Swiss Armed Forces →
surface form: "Esercito svizzero"
Swiss Armed Forces →
surface form: "Schweizer Armee"
|
| notMemberOf |
European Union
→
NATO → |
| participatesIn |
Partnership for Peace countries
→
surface form: "Partnership for Peace activities"
international peacekeeping missions → |
| partOf |
Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
→
surface form: "Swiss Confederation"
|
| primaryRole |
national defense
→
support to civil authorities in emergencies → territorial integrity protection → |
| serviceSystem | militia system → |
| usesAircraft |
Airbus H225
→
surface form: "AS332 Super Puma"
AS532 Cougar → Eurocopter EC635 → F-5 Freedom Fighter →
surface form: "F-5 Tiger II"
F/A-18 Hornet → Pilatus PC-21 → Pilatus PC-7 → |
| usesWeapon |
Sturmgewehr 57
→
Sturmgewehr 90 → |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Swiss federal forces"
this entity surface form: "Swiss Army Land Forces"
this entity surface form: "Schweizer Armee"
this entity surface form: "Armée suisse"
this entity surface form: "Esercito svizzero"
this entity surface form: "Schweizer Armee"
this entity surface form: "Armée suisse"
this entity surface form: "Esercito svizzero"