For testing the operability, Payerne held already the fourth 36h testdrive for the QRA from March 20th 0800h LT 'till 21st 2000h LT, 2018.
Swiss Quick Reaction Alert is called Luftpolizeidienst 24 (LPD24) and put two armed F/A-18 Hornet on permanent 15mins Readiness from 0800h-1800h LT. The Readiness will be increased to 0600-2200h in 2019 and at the end of 2020 it will be permanent 24h/365d.
Payerne is the main base for the QRA, please ignore the 'wrong' picture (taken in Sion) on the official media release:
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