Pilatus PC-21s for Jordan despite the Yemen war
Goods category: Special military goods under the Goods Control Act: PC-21 military training aircraft.
In 2015, Pilatus received export licences for special military goods to Jordan worth around 48 million Swiss francs; WOZ’s Rüstungsreport also lists licences for 2016. The deal was criticised because of Jordan’s involvement in the war in Yemen. The manufacturer’s chronology confirms that the last of twelve PC-21 training aircraft was delivered to the Royal Jordanian Air Force in April 2019.
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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Time period
Approvals in 2015–2016; deliveries by April 2019