NATO plans Saab GlobalEye jets to replace AWACS, sources say
02/07/2026 12:32
NATO plans Saab GlobalEye jets to replace AWACS, sources say BERLIN/PARIS, July 2 (Reuters) - NATO will announce plans at next week's Ankara summit to replace its ageing fleet of AWACS aircraft with GlobalEye surveillance planes from Sweden's Saab SAABb.ST, four sources familiar with the matter said.
NATO, whose members are due to meet in the Turkish capital on July 7 and 8, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Saab declined to comment.
(Reporting by Sabine Siebold and Tim Hepher, Additional reporting by Simon Johnson; editing by Barbara Lewis)
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