Sweden receives first GlobalEye under accelerated delivery timeline

Saab presented Sweden's first S 106 GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft at Linköping on October 15, 2026, ahead of flight testing and customer delivery. The aircraft now enters testing and verification before its first flight, so the presentation does not constitute operational acceptance by the Swedish Air Force. Sweden has three aircraft under contract, with the first two planned in an interim configuration and the third in the final standard. The program's delivery schedule was accelerated after Sweden decided to transfer an ASC 890 surveillance aircraft to Ukraine.