Swiss War Materiel and Arms Exports

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MPS precision technology for Israel

Goods category: Special military goods

In 2017, MPS Micro Precision Systems received an export licence for components in category ML4 worth more than 850’000 Swiss francs for Israel. This category includes components for bombs, torpedoes and missiles, among other items; the exact nature of the components remained publicly unknown.

Effect of the proposed War Materiel Act revision

In Switzerland, special military goods (unlike in most other countries) are not subject to the War Materiel Act, but to the much weaker Goods Control Act.

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2017

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