Saab urges Nordic neighbours to use spy plane touting its ‘unique capability’

Saab urges Nordic neighbours to use spy plane touting its ‘unique capability’

Swedish defence contractor expected to benefit from European wariness of US military products

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In Sweden, the Saab group, supported by the Stockholm Government, aims to obtain orders for its GlobalEye AEW&C from Scandinavian countries. The news, which already emerged at the beginning of the year (https://aresdifesa.it/la-svezia-offre-il-globaleye-a-finlandia-e-danimarca/), was reported by the British Financial Times according to which Saab's strategy is to offer its product as an alternative to the US products (especially the Boeing E-7A …

Saab Proposes GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning Aircraft to Finland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden

Sweden’s Saab is urging Nordic countries to use its surveillance aircraft for joint patrols as the defence manufacturer seeks to benefit from Europe’s growing desire to reduce reliance on the US fo…

Swedish defense company Saab is calling on Nordic countries to use GlobalEye reconnaissance aircraft to jointly patrol the region. This decision is aimed at strengthening defense capabilities and reducing dependence on the United States for security and military equipment. The aircraft are capable of monitoring air, sea and land space, in particular, tracking Russian submarines and the shadow fleet of Russian oil tankers in the Baltic Sea. Accor…

Saab urges Nordic neighbours to use spy plane touting its ‘unique capability’ – Sky News: The Latest News from the World

Sweden’s Saab is urging Nordic countries to use its surveillance aircraft for joint patrols as the defence manufacturer seeks to benefit from Europe’s growing desire to reduce reliance on the US for its security as well as military equipment. Industry and government figures said Saab, controlled by the Wallenberg family, was pushing its GlobalEye aircraft […]