IBBK radio is the Swiss population’s source of information in crisis situations. The network is constantly maintained. In view of a certain amount of ageing, the current coaxial cables to the emergency transmitters have to be replaced.  Evaluating the candidate replacement equipment requires specialist knowledge of materials and electrical engineering.

The Swiss armaments procurement agency already knew about Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse (NEMP) 50 years ago, thanks to the strong contacts between ETHZ and American research institutes. During this time, the relevant US protective measures against ground-level detonations have been applied in Switzerland.

With the move away from fossil fuels, there is growing interest in wind energy. There is a risk, however, that wind power plants in Switzerland could adversely affect DDPS installations. S+T was tasked with doing basic analysis to establish the extent to which wind power plants are potentially disruptive to DDPS systems and to determine the means by which this could be avoided.

Antennas are core elements in communication and surveillance systems. S+T analyzes technological developments and examines antennas in light of the Swiss Armed Forces' very diverse requirements.

The options for deploying satellites in the communications field have been investigated, analyzed and evaluated by S+T. The resulting study, delivered to the Army Staff, sums up the principal findings, from scientific aspects and a market analysis to the future prospects for satellite systems.