# Saab and Bombardier plan GlobalEye production facility in Ontario

Ontario is the preferred location for a new Saab GlobalEye surveillance aircraft production facility, with Bombardier's Pearson airport site near Toronto as the leading candidate. The expansion is estimated at $500 million and would create thousands of defense aerospace jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-11-09
- Where: Ontario (near Toronto Pearson airport), Canada
- Value: $500.0M
- Status: rumored
- Products: GlobalEye surveillance aircraft
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Saab AB](https://endata.com/companies/9708.md)
- [Bombardier](https://endata.com/companies/2513.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [datcahacibektas.org](https://datcahacibektas.org/article/ontario-emerges-as-frontrunner-to-host-production-of-saab-globaleye-surveillance-aircraft), 2026-11-09: "Ontario has emerged as the preferred location to establish a new production facility for the Saab GlobalEye military surveillance plane, with negotiations centering on Bombardier's existing manufacturing footprint near Toronto’s Pearson airport."

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