Canada selects Saab GlobalEye surveillance aircraft for talks (opens in new tab)

Canada selected Sweden’s Saab as the preferred supplier for talks on a future airborne early warning and control fleet, advancing discussions on the GlobalEye system based on Bombardier’s Canadian-built Global 6500 aircraft. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the plan at the CANSEC defence show in Ottawa on May 27, and the federal government said the Defence Investment Agency will lead further engagement with Saab in the coming weeks. The proposed aircraft would give the Royal Canadian Air ...