06.09.2022

«Create the Future»! This year, the STA, together with the Armed Forces and armasuisse Science and Technology, is once again conducting a challenge. You can submit your ideas on one of the four challenges concerning the future capabilities of the Swiss Armed Forces until 3 October 2022.

01.09.2022

The constant increase in cyber threats requires new solutions. Therefore, the Cyber-Defence Campus, armasuisse Science and Technology, is working with the EPFL spin-off Tune Insight to test its secure threat intelligence sharing software. The collaboration with Tune Insight develops and investigates novel solutions for the secure exchange of cyber threat data. This shall enable Swiss organizations, such as critical infrastructures within the health or other sectors, to collectively improve their defences against malicious cyber attacks.

02.08.2022

armasuisse Science and Technology is adding a laboratory to the Cyber-Defence Campus to carry out realistic investigations into cyber risks of digital aviation communications systems. This unique laboratory will be presented to the international cyber community on 8 August at the 15th Cyber Security Experimentation and Test (CSET) Workshop.

20.07.2022

The first experts’ meeting on the topic of energy research in defence as part of the DACH cooperation took place on 12 and 13 July 2022 at armasuisse S+T in Thun. The participants from Germany, Austria and Switzerland were able to present the research projects of their organisations over 1½ days and to discuss the challenges of the energy transition.

13.07.2022

ARCHE is the largest Swiss event for studying robots intended for use in disaster relief. The event took place for the fifth time at the training village in Wangen an der Aare from 4 to 8 July 2022. Around 150 persons from the Armed Forces, science, industry and armasuisse were on the ground to test the latest technology in a realistic environment and for the purposes of disaster relief.

23.06.2022

On 31 May 2022, the Cyber-Defence Campus organized its first Cybersecurity Startup Jam Session at its new location in Zurich. The event connected experts from armasuisse Science and Technology with representatives from industry, young entrepreneurs and students to provide a forum for a creative exchange on innovative technology solutions and entrepreneurial ideas.

20.06.2022

The Cyber-Defence (CYD) Campus, armasisse Science and Technology, is looking for innovative technologies. For this purpose, it is launching a Cyber Startup Challenge for the third time. The topic: network discovery security of IoT devices. Applications are possible until August 31, 2022.

17.06.2022

The Swiss Drone and Robotics Centre of armasuisse Science + Technology is carrying out research on a diving robot together with Tethys Robotics from ETH Zurich and the Command Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Demining (EOD). After about two years of cooperation with EOD, the first prototype was handed over to the divers of the EOD Command on 30/5/2022.

18.05.2022

A video podcast of the Digital Society Initiative (DSI)and the Swiss Drone and Robotics Centre (SDRC DDPS) of armasuisse Science and Technology addresses the question of why the Swiss Armed Forces could one day also deploy rescue robots. Here, the technical, ethical and legal issues involved are also explained.

07.02.2022

For the first time, the Cyber-Defence (CYD) Campus is publishing an Annual Report which offers the cyber community and other interested parties detailed insights into its activities in 2021. The report highlights various CYD Campus activities, such as its research and innovation projects, the demonstrators developed and the expansion of laboratory infrastructures.