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NATO has officially stepped back from its plan to procure six Boeing E7 Wedgetail aircraft after the United States withdrew from the program. With the shift in direction, Saab’s GlobalEye has taken the lead as the primary candidate to replace the alliance’s aging Boeing E3A Sentry AWACS fleet by 2035.

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