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Carney Ditches U.S. Wedgetail for Swedish Surveillance Plane in Political Defence Shift

Canada’s defence procurement debate is heating up after Mark Carney’s government moved to buy Sweden’s Saab GlobalEye surveillance aircraft.

Straight Up with Marc Patrone
May 28, 2026
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Canada’s defence procurement debate is heating up after Mark Carney’s government moved to buy Sweden’s Saab GlobalEye surveillance aircraft instead of the American-made Boeing E-7 Wedgetail, a decision critics say is about politics as much as military capability.

The GlobalEye, built on a Bombardier Global 6500 platform, has b…

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