Saab sees NATO future for GlobalEye, despite initial AFSC setback

Despite having recently lost out to its E-7 rival for NATO’s iAFSC requirement, Saab sees a strong future for its GlobalEye (pictured) platform as part of the alliance’s wider AFSC structure. (Saab)

Saab sees a place for its GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) platform within NATO, despite not being included in the initial Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (iAFSC) announcement in late 2023.

Speaking to reporters at the company’s Linköping production facility in southern Sweden, chief marketing officer (CMO) of Surveillance at Saab Fredrik Follin said that the Bombardier Global 6000 business jet-based GlobalEye features in NATO’s longer term AFSC plans, despite losing out to its Boeing E-7 Wedgetail rival for iAFSC.