RE:RE:NATO picks Boeing E-7A Wedgetail as E-3 AWACS replacement Aside from Boeing, US primes L3 Harris, Northrop Grumman and Sweden’s Saab were all part of that process. L3 Harris had pitched a Bombardier Global 6500 business jet “cross decked” with a Conformal Airborne Early Warning (CAEW) mission system previously fitted on Gulfstream G550 platforms. Northrop proposed the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, and Saab offered its GlobalEye platform.
Saab told Breaking Defense today that it “noted the [E-7A] decision from NSPA and remains convinced that GlobalEye is the best solution for NATO’s requirements in AEW&C in terms of capability as well as interoperability and availability.”
The manufacturer added that “further clarification” around the alliance decision would be welcome. It argues that at a technological level, “GlobalEye is meeting or exceeding all capabilities set forth in the RFI.”