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 "title": "Canada Selects Saab GlobalEye Over Boeing E-7 Wedgetail for C$5 Billion Arctic AEW&C Programme",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/canada-saab-globaleye-boeing-e7-wedgetail-arctic-aew-c-programme/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/canada-saab-globaleye-boeing-e7-wedgetail-arctic-aew-c-programme/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-05-27T07:56:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:23:07.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOttawa, 27 May 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Prime Minister Mark Carney announced at CANSEC on 27 May that Canada has selected Saab's GlobalEye over Boeing's E-7 Wedgetail and L3Harris's Aeris X for the Royal Canadian Air Force's airborne early-warning and control requirement\n * Programme valued at over C$5 billion; six aircraft expected, built on the Bombardier Global 6500 jet manufactured in Canada\n * Ottawa projects approximately 3,000 Canadian aerospace and defence jobs; at least one-t",
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