Canada Signals New Urgency With Quick AEW&C Pick

Saab's GlobalEye radar

Saab’s GlobalEye, combining its Erieye Extended Range radar with the Bombardier Global 6500, emerged as Canada’s favored AEW&C aircraft.

Credit: Saab
Nothing sends a message like a quick decision worth billions of dollars. When Canada first revealed plans two years ago to spend more than C$5 billion ($3.62 billion) on a fleet of airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, the move appeared to set in motion Ottawa’s notoriously slow-paced...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington, DC.

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