Ottawa, May 28 -- Canada has entered negotiations to procure airborne surveillance aircraft from Sweden's Saab, opting for the GlobalEye platform instead of a U.S.-made system.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made the announcement at the CANSEC trade show on Wednesday, amid broader efforts by Ottawa to diversify defence partnerships and increase domestic defence manufacturing.

According to a statement, the proposed procurement could support about 3,000 jobs in the country's aerospace and defence sectors, with at least one-third of the projected fleet expected to be manufactured in Canada over the next 15 years.

The government said the aircraft would enhance Canada's ability to detect and track threats across the Arctic and North Am...