NATO Summit Becomes Europe’s Put-Up Moment

Saab GlobalEye with NATO livery

NATO plans to buy up to 10 Saab GlobalEyes to replace the aging Boeing E-3A fleet.

Credit: Saab
The U.S. has couched its retrenchment from NATO as a way to focus its military might on Asia. Somewhat ironically, Europe chose a capital city in Asia to make the case that it is ready to step up. The Europeans, along with Canada, used the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 7-8 to make that...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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