Artificial intelligence sovereignty is becoming a major strategic issue for the military. Swiss defence firm RUAG has partnered with a Lausanne-based startup to develop a fully Swiss and independent AI tool designed for processing sensitive data. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In Thun, at RUAG’s headquarters, the company recently presented “LLARA” - an internally developed conversational AI tool - to some of its employees. This tool is intended to support technological advancements in Swiss defence. “I am truly convinced that AI will play a major role across the entire defence sector. This will lead to major upheavals. We’re already seeing them unfold in real time. And there will be many, many more changes,” explains Stephan Hirth, vice president of communications and secure sensors at RUAG, on Swiss public television, RTS. + Switzerland aspires to build ‘human’ artificial intelligence Responsible for the maintenance and technological development of the ...
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Published on April 23, 2026
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