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Poland in advanced talks for GlobalEye early warning aircraft
Poland is in advanced negotiations with Sweden to acquire the Saab GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft for the country's armed forces.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, Mariusz Błaszczak, made the disclosure on 22 May, saying he expects a contract to be finalised in the short term.
I wanted to say publicly for the first time that we are very advanced in obtaining early warning aircraft from Sweden. We are already conducting detailed negotiations. I hope they will be successful in a short time, Błaszczak said during a meeting of Northern Group NATO members. In this way, we strengthen the resilience of Poland, but also of the entire eastern flank of the [NATO] alliance, he added.
Poland does not currently field an AEW&C capability, relying instead on the NATO Airborne Early Warning Force (NAEWF), and the Boeing E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft of the E-3A Component.
While the minister did not disclose numbers, for a niche high-end capability such as AEW&C Poland could be expected to acquire between two and six (inclusive) airframes.