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Saab Scores $1B GlobalEye Order from Middle East
Undisclosed nation to receive two AEW&C aircraft in 2030
GlobalEye
The Saab GlobalEye is based on a Bombardier Global 6500.

Saab has received an order for two GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft “from a country in the Middle East region.” Announced yesterday, the $1 billion deal will see the pair of heavily modified Bombardier Global 6500s delivered to the as-yet-anonymous nation in 2030.

According to Saab CEO Micael Johansson, “The increasing international interest in GlobalEye reflects its effectiveness and reliability in modern air defense operations.” In November, he confirmed to Reuters that “Qatar and Saudi Arabia have both shown interest in the early warning and control aircraft already ordered by the United Arab Emirates. We are campaigning, and we have given them offers.”