UAE follow-on contract for GlobalEye
On 4 January 2020, Saab received a follow-on contract from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) regarding the sale of two GlobalEye systems, Saab’s advanced airborne surveillance system. The order value is USD 1,018 billion and the contract period is 2020-2025.
The original contract with the UAE for two GlobalEyes was signed in 2015. A third GlobalEye was ordered in 2017. This new contract for two GlobalEyes is an amendment to that signed in 2015 and 2017. The five United Arab Emirates Air Force aircraft will most probably all based at Al Minhad Air Base (Dubai, UAE).
The work will be carried out in Gothenburg, Linköping, Arboga, Järfälla and Luleå in Sweden and in Centurion, South Africa. The contract was signed by the the UAE on the 30 December 2020, hence the order was booked during the fourth quarter 2020.
GlobalEye provides simultaneous air, maritime and ground surveillance. It combines radar technology with the ultra-long range Global 6000 aircraft from Bombardier.
The first two highly modified Bombardier BD700-1A10 Global 6000s were delivered in April and September 2020, see Scramble News 1 October 2020.
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