NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says the alliance is trying to work with Swedish manufacturer Saab on as much as 10 radar jets largely in-built Canada.
Rutte told an audience on the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, that its current fleet is to get replaced by the GlobalEye system, because it is nearing the top of its lifespan.
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The GlobalEye system combines Saab technology with Bombardier’s Global 6500 business jet.
Micael Johansson, president and CEO of Saab, says the corporate is confident that GlobalEye is the fitting alternative for the alliance.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced in May that Ottawa also was trying to buy six surveillance aircraft from Saab.
Johansson has said the corporate would establish a Canadian hub to construct planes in Canada.
“(GlobalEye) is a proven system with a demonstrated ability to detect, track and discover complex threats,” Rutte told an audience Tuesday.
“(It) is an actual success story made in NATO.”
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