Aircraft
GlobalEye Conducts First Flight
Having been rolled out in February, the first Saab GlobalEye has taken to the air for the first time.
The extent of the modifications required to turn a Global 6000 into a GlobalEye are readily apparent in this view of the first aircraft on its maiden flight. (Photo: Saab)
The extent of the modifications required to turn a Global 6000 into a GlobalEye are readily apparent in this view of the first aircraft on its maiden flight. (Photo: Saab)

The first of three Saab GlobalEye “swing-role surveillance system” aircraft ordered by the United Arab Emirates Air Force and Air Defence successfully performed its first flight today. Operating under the Swedish civil registration that it had worn for its pre-modification delivery flight, SE-RMY, the aircraft took off from the Saab plant at Linköping, Sweden, and performed a series of maneuvers over the Baltic Sea at up to 25,000 feet before returning after 1 hour 46 minutes airborne.


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