조기경보기 사브, 중동의 모 국가로부터 글로벌아이 수주

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중동의 모 국가가 사브에 글로벌아이 2대를 주문했다고 사브가 7월 27일 밝혔네요. 계약규모는 101억 크로나 (10억 4천만 달러)이고, 인도는 2030년 예정입니다. 

이미 글로벌아이를 굴리는 UAE일까요? UAE의 글로벌아이가 부숴졌다는 얘기는 못 들었던 것 같은데, 공개되지 않은 손실 보충용인지... 

**사브, 공개되지 않은 중동 국가로부터 글로벌아이 수주**

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2026년 7월 27일

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**2025 파리 에어쇼의 사브 글로벌아이**

2025 파리 에어쇼의 사브 글로벌아이 (사진: AeroTime)

사브는 공개되지 않은 중동 국가로부터 글로벌아이(GlobalEye) 공중조기경보통제(AEW&C) 항공기 2대를 수주했다고 2026년 7월 27일 발표했다. 계약 규모는 101억 스웨덴 크로나(약 10억 4,000만 달러)이며, 인도는 2030년에 이루어질 예정이다.

사브의 사장 겸 최고경영자(CEO) 미카엘 요한손은 이번 수주가 "실전에서 검증된 다영역 공중조기경보통제 능력"을 제공하겠다는 회사의 의지를 보여주는 것이라고 말했다.

사브는 업계의 특성, 고객과 관련된 상황, 그리고 국가안보상의 이해관계를 이유로 이번 계약이나 구매국에 관한 추가적인 세부 내용은 공개하지 않겠다고 밝혔다. 다만 유럽연합(EU)의 시장남용규정(Market Abuse Regulation)에 따라 해당 계약을 공시해야 할 의무가 있어 이를 공개했다고 설명했다.

이번 계약은 기체 1대당 약 50억 스웨덴 크로나(약 5억 2,000만 달러)에 해당하는 규모다. 비교하면, 프랑스가 2025년 12월 31일 체결한 글로벌아이 2대 계약은 123억 스웨덴 크로나(약 13억 달러) 규모였지만, 해당 계약에는 지상 장비, 교육 및 지원이 포함된다는 점이 명시돼 있었다. 사브는 이번 중동 계약에 어떤 항목이 포함되는지는 구체적으로 밝히지 않았다. 발표 직후 스톡홀름 증시에서 사브 주가는 약 2% 상승했다.

**걸프 지역 수주 활동**

**편대를 이루어 비행하는 글로벌아이 2대**

(사진: 사브)

아랍에미리트(UAE)는 현재 이 지역에서 글로벌아이를 운용하는 것이 확인된 유일한 국가다. UAE는 2015년에 3대를 주문했으며, 2021년 1월에 추가로 2대를 발주했다. 인도는 2020년부터 2024년까지 이루어졌다.

2025년 11월 21일 로이터가 게재한 인터뷰에서 요한손은 사브가 카타르와 사우디아라비아에 제안서를 제출했으며, 두 나라 모두 해당 기체에 관심을 보였다고 밝혔다. 그러나 어느 국가도 공식적으로 기종 선정을 발표하지는 않았다.

**생산 확대를 앞두고 수주 잔량 증가**

이번 계약으로 글로벌아이의 수주 잔량은 스웨덴 3대, 프랑스 2대(추가 2대 옵션 포함), 그리고 2026년 5월 캐나다가 선정한 6대를 포함하게 됐다. 또한 2026년 7월 7일 NATO는 보잉 E-3A 센트리 조기경보통제기를 대체하기 위해 최대 10대의 글로벌아이 도입을 목표로 사브와 협상을 개시하겠다고 발표했다.

사브는 2026년 7월 17일 열린 2분기 실적 발표에서 투자자들에게 글로벌아이 생산량을 현재 연간 약 2대 수준에서 2030년까지 약 6대로 늘릴 수 있을 것으로 전망했다. 회사는 협력업체들과의 파트너십을 통해 생산 확대를 지원하고, 대규모 신규 인프라 투자 필요성은 제한할 수 있을 것이라고 설명했다.

경영진은 생산 확대의 가장 큰 제약 요인으로 공장 생산능력이나 인력 부족이 아니라 공급망의 제약을 지목했다. 2030년 인도 일정은 이번 중동 계약이 이러한 생산 확대 계획의 마지막 단계에 해당함을 의미한다.

Saab wins GlobalEye order from Middle East customer

Saab wins GlobalEye order from Middle East customer

Saab wins GlobalEye order from undisclosed Middle East customer

ByClement Charpentreau

July 27, 2026

Defense

Saab GlobalEye at Paris Air Show 2025 (Credit: AeroTime)

Saab has received an order for two GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft from an unnamed country in the Middle East, the Swedish manufacturer announced on July 27, 2026. The contract is valued at SEK 10.1 billion ($1.04 billion), with deliveries scheduled to take place in 2030.

Micael Johansson, President and CEO of Saab, said the order underscored the company’s commitment to providing a “mission-proven, multi-domain AEW&C capability.”

Saab said it would release no further details about the order or the buyer, citing the nature of the industry, circumstances concerning the customer, and national security interests. The company disclosed the contract because it is required to do so under the European Union’s Market Abuse Regulation.

The order works out to roughly SEK 5 billion ($520 million) per aircraft. By comparison, France’s contract for two GlobalEye aircraft signed on December 31, 2025, was valued at SEK 12.3 billion ($1.3 billion), though that package explicitly covered ground equipment, training, and support. Saab did not specify what the Middle East contract includes. Saab shares rose about 2% in Stockholm trading shortly after the announcement.

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(Credit: Saab)

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the only confirmed GlobalEye operator in the region. It ordered three aircraft in 2015 and two more in January 2021, with deliveries running from 2020 to 2024.

In an interview published by Reuters on November 21, 2025, Johansson said Saab had submitted offers to Qatar and Saudi Arabia, and that both countries had shown interest in the aircraft. Neither has publicly announced a selection.

Order book widens ahead of production ramp

The contract adds to a GlobalEye backlog that now includes three aircraft for Sweden, two for France with an option for two more, and six selected by Canada in May 2026. On July 7, 2026, NATO announced it would open negotiations with Saab for up to 10 aircraft to replace its Boeing E-3A Sentry fleet.

At its second-quarter results presentation on July 17, 2026, Saab told investors that GlobalEye output could rise from about two aircraft a year to roughly six by 2030, with partnerships supporting the expansion and limiting the need for major new infrastructure spending.

Management identified supply chain constraints, rather than factory capacity or workforce availability, as the main brake on faster growth. A 2030 delivery date places the new Middle East order at the far end of that ramp.

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이게 UAE 주문분인지도 아직 확실치 않긴 한데, 전쟁이 길어지니 분명 있을 법 헌데 보도를 통제중인 건지 뭔지...