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The time has come: from Thursday, the Swiss air police will be available 24 hours a day. Thereafter, two armed fighter jets will be ready for action 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in a maximum of 15 minutes, as the military announced on Tuesday.
This means that the Air Police Service 24 (LP24) project has been implemented successfully and on schedule. LP24 dates back to a motion by former State Councilor Hans Hess (FDP / OW) in 2009. In it, he called for greater preparation in the air police service, also outside normal working hours.
In 2015, the Air Force was only operational during business hours. LP24 took the first step in 2016: for 50 weeks, two aircraft were available Monday through Friday from 8 am to 6 pm In 2017, this presence was extended to 365 days.
Since early 2019 the jets have been on standby from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. and by the end of 2020 they will be expanded to 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. (sda)
