NATO Unveils GlobalEye, Triton and New Strategic Airlift Programs as Alliance Reshapes Its ISR Capabilities

NATO Selects Saab’s GlobalEye

At the NATO summit in Ankara, Türkiye, Secretary General Mark Rutte announced that NATO will begin formal negotiations with Saab regarding the acquisition of up to ten GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) systems.  At this point, Saab has not signed a contract or received an order related to the announcement. NATO has identified […]

NATO Invests $40 Billion in Counter-Drone Technology as Russia Gears Up for Confrontation

Key Takeaways NATO unveils “Drone Edge” program allocating more than $40B for counter-UAV technology across five years Four European nations—Norway, Finland, Germany, and Denmark—commit to purchasing up to five Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton reconnaissance drones Russia’s Dronnitsa conference openly focuses its agenda on preparing for “large-scale conflict with NATO” Russian drone manufacturers now produce millions of unmanned systems each year,…

NATO pursues deal for up to ten GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft

NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization (OAN, Geilenkirchen) will launch formal negotiations with Saab (Sweden) for the acquisition of up to ten GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft based on the Global 6500, the alliance's secretary general, Mark Rutte, announced at a summit in Ankara, Türkiye. The GlobalEye is set to replace NATO's current fleet of fourteen B707-300(E-3A) AEW&C aircraft, which have been in service since 1982 …

NATO Unveils GlobalEye, Triton and New Strategic Airlift Programs as Alliance Reshapes Its ISR Capabilities

The NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum in Ankara delivered far more than the announcement of the Alliance’s future airborne early warning aircraft. Alongside the selection of the Saab GlobalEye as the successor to the E-3A Sentry, NATO and its member states revealed a series of major procurement initiatives that will significantly strengthen intelligence, surveillance, air mobility and counter-drone capabilities in the coming years. Together, th…

NATO Launches Multinational Airbus A400M Fleet for Strategic Airlift

AeroNewsJournal Ankara, July 9 - At the NATO Summit Defence Forum in Ankara, Türkiye, the governments of Belgium, Croatia, France, Poland, Spain, Türkiye, and the United Kingdom launched a High Visibility Project for the Airbus A400M. This landmark initiative signals a major step forward in European defence collaboration, aiming to establish a multinational A400M fleet that will strengthen collective strategic airlift capabilities. By building d…