Canada is moving forward with Saab regarding the procurement of surveillance aircraft. No actual orders yet, though.
The announcement was made by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at CANSEC, Canada’s largest defence and security trade show. Saab has offered to build, maintain and upgrade the Canadian GlobalEyes with a team of Canadian partners. The goal is to transfer knowledge and technology to Canada that will grow the domestic defence industry. Saab also plans to invest in research and development work in Canada, as part of the future programme.
The local partner for the GlobalEye procurement is CAE (formerly Canadian Aviation Electronics):
Informative news clip on the subject (CBC News, 3 min):
