Saab and Sabena technics enter agreement for GlobalEye early warning aircraft modifications

By Defence Industry Europe

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Saab and Sabena technics enter agreement for GlobalEye early warning aircraft modifications

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Swedish defence company Saab has signed a framework agreement with Sabena technics, a French provider of aircraft maintenance and modification services, concerning Saab’s GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft. The long-term agreement outlines collaboration on complex aircraft modification work and related services.

 

The partnership is designed to support the increasing global demand for the GlobalEye platform, which is based on Bombardier’s Global 6000/6500 business jet. Modifying these airframes into GlobalEye aircraft requires advanced, technically intricate work carried out by highly skilled personnel.

“This reenforces Saab’s commitment to collaborate with French industry while supporting the expansion of our modification capacity to meet the increasing demand for GlobalEye,” said Lars Tossman, head of Saab’s business area Aeronautics. “Sabena technics has the expertise and experience to provide this support,” he added.

GlobalEye is Saab’s state-of-the-art, multi-domain AEW&C solution that combines sophisticated sensors and systems for surveillance across air, sea, and land. The new agreement with Sabena technics is expected to enhance Saab’s ability to deliver these capabilities efficiently and at scale.