Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada has entered into negotiations to procure new Swedish radar planes for its military, as opposed to aircraft from two U.S. defence companies.
Canada is negotiating with Saab to buy its airborne early warning aircraft, GlobalEye, which will be used to detect enemy missiles, aircraft, and drones in the Arctic and beyond. The aircraft can track objects up to 650 kilometres away.
Carney told an audience of defence contractors and military officials at CANSEC on May 27 that the purchase of the aircraft “builds Canadian strategic autonomy, creates Canadian jobs, and reinforces Canada’s position as a global leader.”…