To accelerate defence investments underway, today at the CANSEC trade show, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced that Canada has entered into negotiations to procure the GlobalEye, Saab’s Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft platform. This is projected to support 3,000 jobs in the Canadian aerospace and defence sector – from the skilled trades to engineering and compute – opening massive opportunities for Canadian workers. No less than one-third of the projected fleet of GlobalEye aircraft will be manufactured in Canada over the next 15 years. That means at least 40 aircraft, including orders from Allies, built by Canadian workers. At the heart of the GlobalEye system is the Canadian-made Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft – a modern jet transformed into a cutting-edge surveillance aircraft.
