The majority of army personnel deploy to the WEF mission
Keystone-SDA
The Swiss army has again deployed for security at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.
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The majority of troops will arrive on Monday after parliament approved the deployment of up to 5,000 members of the armed forces for the WEF meeting from January 13-29.
The civilian authorities of the canton of Graubünden are responsible for the deployment.
According to the Department of Defence, some of the army personnel will be protecting important infrastructure facilities. Others will be deployed in other parts of the country to provide air security, logistics and command support services.
Members of the armed forces may use policing measures if necessary to fulfil their respective missions.
The air force will carry out surveillance flights and the transport of persons protected under international law. During the WEF, the airspace over Davos can only be used to a limited extent. This applies next Friday from 10am to 5pm and from Monday January 19 from 8am until January 24 at 5pm.
The extent to which the airspace over Davos can be used for flights with model aeroplanes, drones, delta gliders or paragliders will be decided by the Graubünden cantonal police.
Around 4,400 members of the armed forces were deployed each day at the WEF 2025.
Adapted from Italian with AI/mga
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