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# France and Saab sign intent to replace AWACS fleet with GlobalEye
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-06-18-france-saab-globaleye-intent/
- Published: 2025-06-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-21T04:03:17.000Z
- Description: France's DGA and Sweden's Saab signed a joint declaration of intent for France to buy two GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft, with an option for two more, to replace its ageing Boeing E-3F AWACS fleet; no contract yet, value undisclosed.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [Saab press release, 18 June 2025](https://www.saab.com/newsroom/press-releases/2025/france-announces-intention-to-procure-globaleye-from-saab?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish a signed contract, a price, or that the option aircraft will be ordered.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-20\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)