Thomas Rothacher
Thomas Rothacher is the vice head of Armasuisse and the leader of the Swiss Army's 'Task-Force Drohnen', which is focused on developing the Swiss military's capabilities in drone warfare. Under his leadership, the task force is working to ensure that the Swiss Army can quickly learn to operate modern armed drones and has a budget of 47 million francs over the next three years to achieve this goal.
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Thomas Rothacher is the Deputy Head of Armaments in Switzerland and leads the technology center of Armasuisse.
«Die Gefahr durch Drohnen wird noch immer massiv unterschätzt»
Switzerland· 2025-10-18
Thomas Rothacher is the deputy head of armaments discussing Auterion's departure from Switzerland.
Drohnen-Offensive der USA: Kampf um militärische VorherrschaftSwitzerland· 2025-07-20
Thomas Rothacher, the deputy head of armaments of the Federal Department, speaks about the threat from Russia and combat drones for the Swiss Army.
«Unsere Neutralität wird nicht mehr verstanden»Switzerland· 2025-06-03
Thomas Rothacher, the vice of Armasuisse and head of the drone task force, stated that they aim to have the necessary knowledge and skills to deploy armed drones by 2027.
Bund rüstet sich für den DrohnenkriegSwitzerland· 2025-04-06