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GlobalEye

Airborne early warning and control aircraft combining Saab's Erieye ER radar and other sensors on a Bombardier Global 6000/6500 business jet for air, sea and land surveillance.

by Saab · First fielded 2020

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Airborne early warning and control aircraft combining Saab's Erieye ER radar and other sensors on a Bombardier Global 6000/6500 business jet for air, sea and land surveillance.

Timeline

No milestones recorded for GlobalEye yet. First fielded in 2020. The timeline fills in as unveilings, tests, contracts and deliveries are sourced.

Operators1

  • AEUnited Arab Emirates
First fielded
2020

News1

Sources3

  1. 1.

    CBC News · Sep 25, 2026 · Supports: System

    “a preliminary agreement for the acquisition of six GlobalEye detection aircraft”
  2. 2.

    Wikipedia · Supports: System · first fielded year

    “The UAE took delivery of its first GlobalEye per schedule in April 2020”
  3. 3.

    Saab · Supports: System

    “Based on the Global 6000/6500 aircraft family from Bombardier, GlobalEye combines Saab’s Erieye Extended Range radar with an advanced suit of sensors”

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