Saab plans to triple GlobalEye deliveries and offers Canada a second conversion center

Saab plans to triple GlobalEye airborne early-warning aircraft deliveries from two to six per year as it seeks additional export orders, Chief Executive Micael Johansson said on October 23, 2026. Seven aircraft are currently contracted: three for Sweden, two for France and two for a previously unidentified Middle Eastern customer. Saab is also negotiating a possible six-aircraft sale to Canada and has proposed establishing a second aircraft-conversion centre there to support expanded manufacturing and industrial participation. The company did not specify when the higher annual delivery rate would be achieved, and the Canadian acquisition remains under negotiation.