NATO allies ditch Boeing for new surveillance planes

Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 13, 2025

NATO countries have ditched plans to buy US-made Boeing aircraft to replace the alliance’s ageing fleet of surveillance planes, after Washington pulled out of the programme, the Netherlands said Thursday.

The Western military alliance had announced in 2023 that members would acquire six Boeing Wedgetail jets in one of its "biggest-ever" joint purchases as it looked to bolster its capabiliti