NATO selects Saab's GlobalEye for next-gen airborne early warning

Published Jul 8, 08:14 AM UTC

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At the NATO summit in Ankara, Secretary General Mark Rutte announced that NATO will begin formal negotiations with Saab to procure up to ten GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft. The decision is part of NATO's modernization of reconnaissance, surveillance, and situational awareness capabilities. GlobalEye, built on a Bombardier Global 6500 platform with Saab's Erieye Extended Range radar, provides long-range air surveillance capable of detecting stealth targets, drones, ballistic and hypersonic missiles even under complex conditions. Saab CEO Micael Johansson expressed honor at supporting NATO with this next-generation capability. Formal contract negotiations will now proceed with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA). No contract has been signed or order received yet.

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Stockholm — Saab has announced that NATO has selected the Saab GlobalEye as the Alliance's future Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) solution. At this time, Saab has neither signed a contract nor received an order in connection with this announcement.

NATO identified the need to replace its existing AEW&C capability as part of comprehensive measures to modernize and strengthen the Alliance's reconnaissance, surveillance, and situational awareness capabilities. The announcement by the NATO Secretary General confirms that GlobalEye has been chosen as the future AEW&C solution.

"It is a great honor for us to support NATO with its next-generation AEW&C capability," said Micael Johansson, President and CEO of Saab. "We are convinced that GlobalEye is the right choice for the Alliance, offering proven performance, high adaptability, and long-term operational advantages. Today's announcement clearly underscores GlobalEye's position as the world-leading solution in the field of airborne early warning and control. We look forward to the next steps in the contract negotiations."

GlobalEye: Enhancing NATO's Capabilities

GlobalEye will enable the Alliance to monitor large land, sea, and air areas, significantly improving NATO's ability to detect and counter a wide variety of threats. The system combines:

The Saab Erieye Extended Range radar
A modern sensor suite
A multi-domain capable Command and Control (C2) system
A Bombardier Global 6500 business jet platform

As an AEW&C system, GlobalEye provides long-range air surveillance with a high update rate. It can detect hard-to-detect and stealth targets, as well as drones and ballistic and hypersonic missiles — even under complex operational conditions with strong ground and sea clutter and intense electronic countermeasures.

Next Steps

Saab will now initiate formal contract negotiations with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to finalize the procurement contract.

Source: Saab

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CPM Defence Network – News: Verteidigung und WehrtechnikWestern

Original headline: GlobalEye: NATO entscheidet sich für Saab

Original language: DE

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