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Netherlands and NATO partners cancel joint E-7 Wedgetail AWACS buy

The Netherlands and NATO's other European partners cancelled their joint plan to buy six Boeing E-7 Wedgetail early-warning aircraft, after Washington's own June withdrawal left the programme without its financial and strategic basis.

Reported Editor-read Defense News, 13 November 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish which aircraft, Saab's GlobalEye included, will replace the ageing E-3A Sentry AWACS fleet.

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.

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