Skip to main content
New Year’s Sale — Build a balanced news diet with 40% off Vantage
Published loading...Updated

France firms order for 2+2 Saab GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft

Summary by Ch-Aviation
The French government's defence procurement agency (Direction générale de l'armement - DGA) has firmed an order with Saab (Sweden) for two GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, based on the Global 6000 and Global 6500 platforms, plus options for two additional units. The deal, initially announced at the 2025 Paris Air Show in June, is valued at approximately SEK12.3 billion kronor (USD1.34 billion) and includes ground eq…
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.Cross Cancel Icon

2 Articles

Saab announced on 30 December that it had received an order from the Directorate General of Armaments for the acquisition of two GlobalEye air watch aircraft, along with two others as an option. In doing so, the Swedish industry is strengthening its position as a favourite for the future NATO fleet replacement market. The GlobalEye was developed by Saab in 2016 for the benefit of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The system is based on privately-o…

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

ch-aviation broke the news in on Monday, January 5, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)
News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal