Switzerland intends to step up its cooperation with Austria when buying military equipment. The aim is to make the procurement of defence equipment more cost-effective and efficient, said Swiss defence minister Martin Pfister. + Is the Swiss weapons industry in danger of misfiring? "We are only just at the beginning of joint procurement in Europe," said Pfister at a joint press conference with Austrian Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner on Monday. In the field of air defence in particular, joint pr