Canada has entered detailed discussions and formal negotiations with Sweden’s Saab as the preferred supplier for its future airborne early warning and control aircraft, a program built around Saab’s GlobalEye platform. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the move on May 27 at the CANSEC defence trade show in Ottawa, where Defense News reported Canada plans to buy six aircraft in a proposed deal estimated at more than C$5 billion, or US$3.6 billion. The announcement followed a U.S. decision t...

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