Canada to Spend $5.0Bil on AEW Aircraft (Saab Globaleye)

[calculus]

Interesting article in Skies on GlobalEye. Seems to confirm AAR, as well as assembly in Canada (of some).

GlobalEye in the sky - Skies Mag

Canada and NATO have launched discussions with Saab for the AEW&C aircraft. Here’s why Canada matters to Saab.

skiesmag.com

 

[HavokFour]

2 more 6500's on order for South Korea's EW program, on top of the 4 already announced in October for AEW&C.

Bombardier Defense to provide the Global 6500 aircraft for a second special mission program in South Korea

Bombardier Defense to provide the Global 6500 aircraft for a second special mission program in South Korea

bombardier.com

 

[HavokFour]

Canada gets to build a third of the GlobalEye's.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2077786558212517974

 

[Rainbow1910]

Canada gets to build a third of the GlobalEye's.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2077786558212517974

Uh, how is 1/3 of all GlobalEye’s being manufactured in Canada different than the status quo before we entered the program? Bombardier provided the base aircraft, are we getting nothing more out of this partnership?

 

[daftandbarmy]

Uh, how is 1/3 of all GlobalEye’s being manufactured in Canada different than the status quo before we entered the program? Bombardier provided the base aircraft, are we getting nothing more out of this partnership?

We get to do this to the USA, which was one of the primary goals IIRC

 

[calculus]

Maybe not.

US still pressures Canada to buy E-7 Wedgetail airborne radars during tariff talks despite GlobalEye selection

US leverages trade and tariff talks to press Canada into buying Boeing E-7 Wedgetail airborne radar jets over selected Saab GlobalEye aircraft. Ottawa faces pressure on a multi-billion-dollar defense deal while balancing Canadian aerospace jobs, Arctic surveillance, and economic trade relief.

www.armyrecognition.com

 

[Czech_pivo]

Maybe not.

US still pressures Canada to buy E-7 Wedgetail airborne radars during tariff talks despite GlobalEye selection

US leverages trade and tariff talks to press Canada into buying Boeing E-7 Wedgetail airborne radar jets over selected Saab GlobalEye aircraft. Ottawa faces pressure on a multi-billion-dollar defense deal while balancing Canadian aerospace jobs, Arctic surveillance, and economic trade relief.

www.armyrecognition.com

I hope that we do not change course on this.

 

[KevinB]

Uh, how is 1/3 of all GlobalEye’s being manufactured in Canada different than the status quo before we entered the program? Bombardier provided the base aircraft, are we getting nothing more out of this partnership?

Saab is notorious for bending ‘partners’ over.

 

[Nvlgzr]

Uh, how is 1/3 of all GlobalEye’s being manufactured in Canada different than the status quo before we entered the program? Bombardier provided the base aircraft, are we getting nothing more out of this partnership?

Isn’t Canada expected to integrate and test our aircraft and some of the NATO aircraft.

 

[YZT580]

I hope that we do not change course on this.

SAAB and Bombardier are talking about 40 or more a/c. Those are orders not going to Boeing so you can bet there is a lot of pressure on Trump to do something about the loss.

 

[Good2Golf]

Isn’t Canada expected to integrate and test our aircraft and some of the NATO aircraft.

A reasonable expectation, to increase capabilities that could directly support security of Europe as well as support its industrial defence capacity. I don’t see a burning necessity for it to be a hard integration into *NORAD other than the same kind of integration that other non-MADL or non-IFDL equipped aircraft might need like legacy ANG F-16 and F-15 jets.

 

[KevinB]

SAAB and Bombardier are talking about 40 or more a/c. Those are orders not going to Boeing so you can bet there is a lot of pressure on Trump to do something about the loss.

Given he is the reason, it is hard for him to do much about it.

He’s managed to sink US Defense companies, and ensure non American Defense Companies have decades worth of work.

 

[Retired AF Guy]

Maybe not.

US still pressures Canada to buy E-7 Wedgetail airborne radars during tariff talks despite GlobalEye selection

US leverages trade and tariff talks to press Canada into buying Boeing E-7 Wedgetail airborne radar jets over selected Saab GlobalEye aircraft. Ottawa faces pressure on a multi-billion-dollar defense deal while balancing Canadian aerospace jobs, Arctic surveillance, and economic trade relief.

www.armyrecognition.com

That's kind of funny considering that back in June the USAF announced it was cancelling the E-7 Wedgetail because of cost over runs and survivability issues.

Air Force cancels E-7 Wedgetail, citing survivability and cost concerns - Breaking Defense

"We are bullish on space, and we think that’s a capability that can be achieved actually faster than the E-7 will deliver at this point," a senior military official said.

breakingdefense.com

 

[KevinB]

That's kind of funny considering that back in June the USAF announced it was cancelling the E-7 Wedgetail because of cost over runs and survivability issues.

Air Force cancels E-7 Wedgetail, citing survivability and cost concerns - Breaking Defense

"We are bullish on space, and we think that’s a capability that can be achieved actually faster than the E-7 will deliver at this point," a senior military official said.

breakingdefense.com

Until it was realized it was more survivable and way more capable than the E3 and E2 (which one had to wonder what sort of drugged up crazy thought that was a viable option), as well as the uncomfortable issue that Space is an option, but cannot be the only one.