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NATO looks to Saab to build up to 10 surveillance planes using Canadian jets
The deal would replace NATO’s aging Boeing E-3 fleet and give the alliance a proven system that can track drones, missiles and cruise threats.
- On Tuesday, NATO announced it intends to acquire up to 10 Saab-manufactured GlobalEye aircraft, opening formal negotiations with the Swedish firm to modernize the Alliance's aging surveillance capabilities.
- Eleven countries, including Canada, are banding together in a joint procurement effort to replace the Alliance's aging Boeing E-3 AWACs fleet and strengthen situational awareness across NATO operations.
- Built on a Bombardier 6500 executive jet, the GlobalEye system features Saab radar and sensors manufactured at the company's Toronto plant, enabling multi-domain surveillance across air, land, and sea.
- Saab President Micael Johansson stated, "We are confident that GlobalEye is the right choice for the Alliance," after the company beat competitors including Boeing and L3Harris in the selection process.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney announced in May that Canada intends to acquire up to six aircraft for domestic and Arctic surveillance, complementing the broader 11-nation NATO procurement effort.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has selected Sweden's Saab's 'GlobalEye' instead of U.S. Boeing for its aging early warning aircraft replacement program.
·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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The Atlantic Alliance will acquire up to ten aircraft from Saab from 2030
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NATO confirmed on Tuesday the acquisition of GlobalEye surveillance aircraft built by Bombardier and the Swedish company Saab.
·Montreal, Canada
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