Saab has presented the first GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft built for the Swedish Air Force, marking a visible milestone in Sweden’s acquisition of a new airborne surveillance capability. The aircraft is not yet ready for operational service: it will proceed through testing and verification before its first flight and subsequent delivery. Saab has not announced when that flight will take place.
Sweden has ordered three GlobalEye aircraft through the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, known by its Swedish abbreviation FMV. The presentation concerns the first…