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Future European armaments projects will continue to be marked by high costs and decreasing unit numbers. While it is possible that new approaches in procurement will alleviate that situation, success is uncertain. This will also impact the next major project of the European armaments industry – the development of unmanned combat aircraft.

Future European armaments projects will continue to be marked by high costs and decreasing unit numbers. While it is possible that new approaches in procurement will alleviate that situation, success is uncertain. This will also impact the next major project of the European armaments industry – the development of unmanned combat aircraft.

The dividing lines between domestic and international security, police and defence, diplomacy and development, and federal and cantonal security actors are increasingly blurred. As a result, also professional careers and fields of work become strongly intertwined. This collaborative research project between the CSS and the University of Geneva, co-funded by the SNSF, draws on primary data of Swiss security professionals to analyse this ongoing reconfiguration of the Swiss security landscape.