NATO Picks Swedish Saab Surveillance Planes Over US Competitor
🛡️ ANKARA — Europe just chose a European plane for NATO's most sensitive airspace role. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Saab's GlobalEye beating a US rival for NATO airborne early warning is a procurement signal: European defense autonomy is moving from rhetoric to contract. With US industry locked into bilateral deals at Ankara, this pick carves out sovereign industrial space. For Italy and Sweden, it validates the European defense industrial base as a real alternative — not just a backup.
