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Saab’s Gripen offer to Finland includes GlobalEye

Air June 28, 2019

Saab announces that its Gripen offer to Finland also includes two GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft. GlobalEye is a strategic asset, which can be in operation 24/7 and which can be used for air, maritime and ground surveillance. Such AEW&C capability would increase Finland’s situational awareness and provide ...

Robert Atherton speaks exclusively to Saab about the evolution of radar, the company’s 21st century sensor tech and the importance of the UK marketplace.

Saab takes sensor technology to bold new heights

January 16, 2019

In this article defence features writer Robert Atherton speaks exclusively to Saab about the evolution of radar, the company’s 21st century sensor tech and the critical importance of the UK marketplace. All too often the name of the long-established Swedish defence and security company, Saab, is associated foremost with its former ...

Saab’s GlobalEye aircraft enjoys successful first flight

Air March 23, 2018

Saab successfully completed the first flight of the GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft from the company’s airfield in Linköping, Sweden. The aircraft, a modified Bombardier Global 6000 jet platform, undertook a 1 hour 46 minutes test flight collecting extensive flight-test data using the on-board instrumentation suite. This data is ...