Why Canada is Buying a Swedish Surveillance Aircraft Over U.S. Bids

MGen (Ret'd) Colin Keiver

This week, Canada formally entered negotiations with Saab to purchase the GlobalEye airborne early warning system. The announcement comes amid growing political tensions between Ottawa and Washington, a review of the Lockheed Martin F-35 program, and broader efforts by the government to diversify Canada’s defence partnerships beyond the United States.

On this episode of the Expert Series, MGen (Ret’d) Colin Keiver examines the strategic, operational, and industrial implications of Canada’s potential GlobalEye purchase and what it could mean for the future of continental defence cooperation.

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