France finalizes $1.3B contract for 2 Saab GlobalEye radar planes

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According to Google: "The Saab GlobalEye is a more modern, multi-domain AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning & Control) system on a business jet platform (Global 6000), featuring a powerful Erieye ER AESA radar for air, land, and sea surveillance, offering long endurance and efficiency; traditional AWACS (like the E-3 Sentry) use larger Boeing 707/767 frames with rotating rotodome radars (like the MESA or older systems) for broad air surveillance but are less agile, bigger, and require more crew, with GlobalEye often seen as a lighter, more flexible, but potentially shorter-range alternative to larger, established systems."

"... Saab has also pushed the plane for NATO after the alliance recently canceled its order for Boeing’s E-7 Wedgetail. ..."

France finalizes $1.3B USD contract for 2 Saab GlobalEye radar planes - Breaking Defense "Initially announced at the Paris Air Show in June, the deal makes France the second customer for the Swedish Airborne Early Warning and Control planes after the UAE."

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