Denmark wants to buy GlobalEye AEW&C

The Government of Stockholm has officially informed the Parliament of the Danish desire to purchase up to a maximum of four Saab GlobalEye AEW&C surveillance and early radar aircraft. The Swedish Government itself has specified that, should the Parliament authorize the operation, the sale of the GlobalEye aircraft would take place under an intergovernmental agreement or “Gov to Gov”, with Försvarets materielverk (FMV), the Swedish military procu…

Denmark does not have an AWACS [Airborne Warning & Control System] type early warning aircraft to monitor its airspace, which obviously includes Greenland's 2.166 million km². However, beyond the resources it may contain, this territory is strategic from a security perspective insofar as... This article Sweden is preparing to sell up to four GlobalEye early warning aircraft to Denmark first appeared on Zone Militaire.