Originally Posted by
physicus
There are more important things to spend money on than fighter jets in a country whose borders are 60 seconds of afterburner time across, and whose air force only works office hours (c.f. Ethiopian hijack intercept a couple of years or so ago).
The Swiss are slowly working up to have QRA 24/7 365 by end of 2020. 2016 0800-1800, 2019 0600-2200.
A new step in the Air Police Service 24 project
Bern, December 27, 2018 - From January 1, 2019, the air police service will take another step by extending readiness to 365 days - including weekends and public holidays - from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. The continuous availability of the air police will be achieved by the end of 2020. From then on, two armed aircraft will be operational around the clock for 365 days. The new step as of January 1, 2019 makes it possible to cover far more than 90% of air traffic over Switzerland.
The first step took place at the beginning of 2016: two armed aircraft were then available on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Since January 2017, readiness has been expanded to 365 days - including weekends and public holidays. From 2019, the jets will be available from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. During these times, well over 90% of air traffic takes place over Switzerland. At the end of 2020, the expansion will take place to 24 hours over 365 days.
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https://www.admin.ch/gov/de/start/do...-id-73559.html