Saab's GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AWACS) aircraft has previously secured orders from France, Sweden and the UAE.
MILAN — Canada has entered into negotiations with Saab for the planned procurement of the Swedish-made GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft, though no deal is official yet.
The announcement was made by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney today at CANSEC, the country’s flagship defense trade show. A Saab press release clarified that Ottawa has selected the company as its “preferred supplier” for its future Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) capability program.
“Saab has offered to build, maintain, and upgrade the Canadian GlobalEyes with a team of Canadian partners – the goal is to transfer knowledge and technology to Canada that will grow the domestic defense industry,” the company said.
Saab added that it is following up on the next steps of this process with Canadian authorities, but that no contract or order has been issued.
