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Saab completed a successful first flight with
the second GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft
on 3 January.
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03 January 2019
Saab completed a
successful first flight with the second GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning &
Control (AEW&C) aircraft on 3 January.
The second GlobalEye
aircraft took off for the first time at 11.00 am on 3 January from Saab’s
airfield in Linköping. GlobalEye, which is based on a modified Bombardier
Global 6000 aircraft with a suite of advanced sensors including the Erieye ER
airborne radar, undertook a test flight collecting flight-test data. The flight
duration was 2 hours 54 minutes.
“Today’s successful
first flight is another major step for GlobalEye. We received the initial
contract in late 2015, completed the maiden flight with the first aircraft in
March 2018 and now we have the second aircraft in the air just over nine months
later. This is the kind of efficiency that signifies Saab”, says Anders Carp,
Head of Saab’s business area Surveillance.
GlobalEye brings
extended detection range, endurance and the ability to perform multiple roles, including
tasks such as search and rescue, border surveillance and military operations.
The launch customer for GlobalEye is United Arab Emirates, where the solution
is known as the Swing Role Surveillance System (SRSS).
Source: saabgroup.com
Published on Jan 3, 2019
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