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Saab delivers second GlobalEye to the United Arab Emirates

Air October 5, 2020

Saab delivered the second GlobalEye Swing Role Surveillance System to the United Arab Emirates on 30 September 2020. This follows delivery by Saab of the first GlobalEye aircraft in April 2020 to the United Arab Emirates, which has ordered three GlobalEye aircraft. The initial contract was signed in late 2015. “Completing the ...

Saab delivers the first GlobalEye surveillance aircraft to UAE

Air May 8, 2020

Saab has delivered the first GlobalEye Swing Role Surveillance System aircraft to the United Arab Emirates. The United Arab Emirates has ordered three GlobalEye aircraft, with the initial contract signed in late 2015. In November 2019 the country also announced its intention to complete a contract amendment for the purchase of ...

International Maritime Security Unit serves in Persian Gulf

Maritime December 4, 2019

An International Maritime Security Unit lead by the US is conducting an operation to secure shipping in the Persian Gulf. A maritime security operation has been securing shipping channels through the Persian Gulf. Operation Sentinel is lead by the US and includes Britain, Albania, Bahrain, UAE, Australia, and Saudi Arabia. Kuwait and ...

Global outreach: How international space research is inspiring collaboration

Air December 4, 2019

Space is an international domain that any government or enterprise is able to access. The space race characterised early advancements in the sector and arguably was responsible for the moon landing and Sputnik. Space still remains a domain for international rivalry and potential future battlegrounds, but in modern times it ...