RUAG Real Estate positions itself as a provider of securityrelevant infrastructures
As the competence for security-relevant Real Estate, RUAG Real Estate LTD develops and manages RUAG's Real Estate portfolio in line with RUAG's strategy and provides facility services for secure operations.
RUAG Real Estate impressively demonstrated its capabilities in the field of security engineering with the C2I-Campus reference project on the “tryber” site in Thun. The C2I-Campus meets the highest requirements for physical security while allowing collaboration with external partners.
Company properties are at the center of the real estate strategy
RUAG’s real estate strategy focuses on the real estate required for operations. Their modernization is of the highest priority due to technological change, sustainability goals and the high need for maintenance. In the first construction phase of the new test center in Thun, a universal gear unit test bench (UGPS) that meets the latest requirements in terms of testing technology and sustainability was built. To ensure a reliable and future-proof provision of services for the main customer, RUAG was able to commission a state-of-the-art facility for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing at the industrial park in Thun in 2023. The new infrastructure will ensure RUAG’s core competence in EMC, with a focus on military projects, in the long term.
Investment properties ensure availability and value creation
The investment properties ensure the future availability of the infrastructure of RUAG and its partners in the Swiss Security Network. As large, contiguous sites with special defense-related uses (explosives, aviation), they remain essential for RUAG’s further development in line with the
Swiss Armed Forces’ strategic space requirements. The investment properties are positioned according to usespecific clusters. In the interests of the Swiss industry and of a strategic cooperation, RUAG Real Estate sold a part of the Stans site that is not required for operations to Pilatus Aircraft Ltd.
RUAG’s stationing remains dynamic
RUAG is present at 30 locations in Switzerland and at two locations abroad (Germany and United States). The largely location-based stationing, that developed in the past, is decentralized and closely aligned with the needs of the Swiss Armed Forces. As part of the strategy process, the stationing is regularly reviewed and dynamically adapted to the changing operational requirements. One example is the establishment of the RUAG Innovation Organization on the Unlimitrust Campus in Lausanne, which enables proximity to EPFL as a university and innovation hub. This decision was also influenced by wanting to make active use of the highly attractive labor market and the excellent university expertise in French-speaking Switzerland.