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 "title": "NATO Selects Saab's GlobalEye Over the Boeing E-7 to Replace Its 14 E-3 AWACS — Up to 10 Aircraft, Around USD 4.5 Billion",
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 "published": "2026-07-07T17:05:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T17:43:20.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnkara, 7 July 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * On 7 July 2026 NATO chose Saab's GlobalEye to replace its Cold-War-era fleet of 14 E-3 AWACS aircraft, opening formal negotiations through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency for up to 10 aircraft\n * The reported programme value is around USD 4.5 billion, with no contract yet signed; Saab CEO Micael Johansson put deliveries from 2030 — against a formal in-service target of 2031 — at USD 400–450 million per aircraft\n * The GlobalEye pairs Saa",
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