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OnlinePoker

(6,158 posts)
Wed May 27, 2026, 01:37 PM Yesterday

Canada to order military plane fleet from Sweden in shift from US suppliers

Source: Guardian

Mark Carney announces purchase of Saab’s GlobalEye early warning aircraft to patrol Arctic territory

Canada has announced plans to buy a fleet of early warning planes from Sweden’s Saab rather than a competing option from Boeing, as the country seeks to reduce reliance on US defense firms.

Mark Carney, the prime minister, said on Wednesday that Canada would opt for Saab’s GlobalEye, which is based on Bombardier’s Global 6500 jet. Boeing’s E-7 Wedgetail plane – which has suffered from delays and cost overruns – had also been in contention.

“With a suite of advanced sensors and mission systems, Saab’s GlobalEye will be a key resource for the Canadian armed forces to detect and deter threats across the Arctic,” Carney told a defense conference in Ottawa.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/27/canada-sweden-saab-globaleye-aircraft?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other



Gee, who would have thought that threatening one of your closest allies and punitively taxing the goods they produce would have repercussions?
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Canada to order military plane fleet from Sweden in shift from US suppliers (Original Post) OnlinePoker Yesterday OP
More Job losses yankee87 Yesterday #1
All NATO allies Miguelito Loveless Yesterday #2
Sweden builds good shit... Wounded Bear Yesterday #3
So much winning Stuckinthebush Yesterday #4
They have to or we will not survive as a democracy. Our laws have to mean something. travelingthrulife Yesterday #5
Agreed Stuckinthebush Yesterday #6
Deference Got Us In This Mess modrepub Yesterday #10
Trump will do a blanket pardon for everyone involved in his White House. n/t OnlinePoker Yesterday #11
Probably Stuckinthebush 9 hrs ago #16
This is so good to see! Loving and Cha Yesterday #7
I guess the days of NORAD and buying equipment from America are over. Botany Yesterday #8
France, South Korea and Turkey are getting large arms order increases Torchlight Yesterday #9
And it is the product of choice ‌for ⁠many of Canada's partners, including France, Sweden, and the UAE," Carney said. riversedge 23 hrs ago #12
Canada shifting TO European supplier. thought crime 23 hrs ago #13
And, maybe, South Korea OnlinePoker 23 hrs ago #14
It will be interesting to see which they select. thought crime 6 hrs ago #17
It's not just the subs. Both bidders are offering incentives for job creation in Canada OnlinePoker 4 hrs ago #18
Yet another feather in Putin's bonnet. Festivito 22 hrs ago #15

Wounded Bear

(64,697 posts)
3. Sweden builds good shit...
Wed May 27, 2026, 02:40 PM
Yesterday

Current iteration of the US is shit, so I don't blame them at all.

Stuckinthebush

(11,221 posts)
4. So much winning
Wed May 27, 2026, 02:43 PM
Yesterday

I hope that when this is all said and done, and a Democrat is in the White House, that the AG will relentlessly prosecute all of the corruption of this administration and the law makers who allowed it to happen.

Stuckinthebush

(11,221 posts)
6. Agreed
Wed May 27, 2026, 02:54 PM
Yesterday

If not we are over. Done.

I say even if the SC says he had the right to do anything, then keep at it with every damn charge and make them rule one after another.

modrepub

(4,205 posts)
10. Deference Got Us In This Mess
Wed May 27, 2026, 04:11 PM
Yesterday

We’re going to need a counter protest if dems win in the fall and Trump tries to stir sh-t up next January.

The mistake was we stayed away on Jan 6th. There might have been a different outcome if there were counter protesters at the official Electoral College vote.

Cha

(320,843 posts)
7. This is so good to see! Loving and
Wed May 27, 2026, 03:33 PM
Yesterday

supporting Canada like I do!

TY, Canada, and Sweden!

Botany

(77,940 posts)
8. I guess the days of NORAD and buying equipment from America are over.
Wed May 27, 2026, 03:57 PM
Yesterday

Carney, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and much of Asia/Australia is moving on without America. The man, Tump, is damaged goods.

Torchlight

(7,100 posts)
9. France, South Korea and Turkey are getting large arms order increases
Wed May 27, 2026, 04:04 PM
Yesterday

from Germany, Portugal, Denmark and other eastern European nations as well. Mr trump is lying to the world and yet perplexed why nations are moving as far from him as practical.

riversedge

(81,663 posts)
12. And it is the product of choice ‌for ⁠many of Canada's partners, including France, Sweden, and the UAE," Carney said.
Wed May 27, 2026, 06:16 PM
23 hrs ago



Canada To Buy Early Warning Planes From Swedish Saab, Not American Boeing

https://www.news18.com/world/canada-to-buy-early-warning-planes-from-swedish-saab-not-american-boeing-ws-l-10116054.html

Ranu Joardar Last Updated: May 27, 2026, 19:57 IST


Canada selects Saab GlobalEye early warning planes over Boeing, boosting Royal Canadian Air Force capabilities and supporting Canadian aerospace jobs.


Canada, who is working to reduce reliance on US defense firms, on Wednesday announced plans to buy a fleet of early warning planes from Sweden’s Saab rather than from Boeing.

Reuters quoted Prime ​Minister Mark Carney saying that ​Canada would opt for Saab’s GlobalEye, which ⁠is based on Bombardier’s Global 6500 jet. ​Boeing’s E-7 Wedgetail plane – which has suffered ​from delays and cost overruns – had also been in contention.


It further said that the project aims to provide the Royal Canadian Air Force with advanced airborne command, control, and surveillance capabilities to detect, track, and respond to threats at long range, including in the Arctic.

“(This move) builds Canadian strategic autonomy, creates Canadian jobs, ​and reinforces Canada’s position as a ​global leader. And it is the product of choice ‌for ⁠many of Canada’s partners, including France, Sweden, and the UAE," Carney said.

thought crime

(1,810 posts)
13. Canada shifting TO European supplier.
Wed May 27, 2026, 06:20 PM
23 hrs ago

Canada seems to be getting closer to Europe. There is talk of Canada joining the EU. That would be cool.

OnlinePoker

(6,158 posts)
14. And, maybe, South Korea
Wed May 27, 2026, 06:33 PM
23 hrs ago

There is currently a competition between Germany and South Korea for 12 diesel electric subs. This weekend two SK frigates and a submarine came into Esquimalt, Canada's west-coast naval base. They really want the contract as it's the longest deployment in SK naval history.

thought crime

(1,810 posts)
17. It will be interesting to see which they select.
Thu May 28, 2026, 11:46 AM
6 hrs ago

My guess would be the South Korean boat because they could get it faster. But if they want to signal support for Europe, selecting the German boat would be another way to do that.

OnlinePoker

(6,158 posts)
18. It's not just the subs. Both bidders are offering incentives for job creation in Canada
Thu May 28, 2026, 01:09 PM
4 hrs ago

I think Germany's bid has $85 billion in incentives over the life of the contract and South Korea is over $100 billion. These include construction of components for the subs, ongoing maintenance in Canada, and other non-submarine defense construction (armoured vehicles being one project).

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