Last year, Federal Councilor Viola Amherd asked for an external analysis to improve the arms procurement process. The results and recommendations formulated by Deloitte SA and a support group are now available. The DDPS will gradually implement them, further improving the arms procurement process. This will strengthen Parliament’s role in providing strategic direction to the military.
Federal Councilor Viola Amherd, head of the DDPS, set herself the goal of improving the arms acquisition process. After launching a first internal analysis last year, she requested, in autumn 2019, an analysis by an external expert group to check if and how the procurement process could be improved. There is a risk, particularly for weaponry with high electronics content, that the systems are already obsolete by the time they are introduced into service.