Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland manufactured warheads for the NLAW anti-tank weapon in the Bernese Oberland; final assembly took place in the United Kingdom. Since 2008, Switzerland had repeatedly authorised exports of these warheads to the UK. In 2022, Ukraine used UK-supplied NLAWs with Swiss warheads against Russian troops. A non-re-export declaration had been waived for the previously exported components, so their onward transfer in completed weapons was permissible without additional Swiss consent. The case sparked political debate about the exception for weapon components. In early April 2022, SECO announced that it would require confirmation against onward transfer to Russia or Ukraine for new component exports. On 3 June 2022, however, the Federal Council stated that supplies of individual parts and assemblies to European arms companies should remain possible even if the war materiel manufactured abroad might reach Ukraine.