Developed by the Swedish company Saab, the GlobalEye is a long-range surveillance aircraft that combines the functions normally associated with an airborne early warning and control aircraft and a maritime patrol and surveillance aircraft, a notable difference from Boeing, where such functions are divided between the E-7 Wedgetail and the P-8 Poseidon. Based on the Canadian Bombardier Global 6000/6500 business jet, the GlobalEye combines the Saab Erieye ER AESA radar with a Leonardo Seaspray 7500E maritime radar, electro-optical/infrared sensors, ESM/ELINT equipment, identification systems and an integrated command-and-control architecture. Read full technical review at this link...
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| The GlobalEye can therefore maintain the regional air picture while simultaneously searching the sea and monitoring ground activity during the same sortie, rather than requiring separate specialized aircraft for each surveillance domain. |