# Saab receives $1B order for two GlobalEye planes from UAE

Saab received a $1 billion order from the United Arab Emirates for two additional GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft, an extension of a 2015 deal. Work is expected to be finished by 2025.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2021-01-04
- Where: Gothenburg, Linköping, Arboga, Järfälla, Luleå; Centurion, South Africa, Sweden
- Value: $1.00B
- Status: announced
- Products: GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft, Erieye radar
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Saab AB](https://endata.com/companies/9708.md) (supplier)
- [United Arab Emirates](https://endata.com/companies/52282.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [defensenews.com](https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2021/01/04/saab-nabs-1-billion-deal-for-two-more-global-eye-planes-to-the-united-arab-emirates/), 2021-01-04: "We are proud that the United Arab Emirates continues to show great trust in Saab and our solutions."

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