OSLO, June 18 (Reuters) - France communicated its

intention on Wednesday to acquire four Global Eye military

aircraft, Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson said in a post on

social media platform X.

Global Eye is a multi-role surveillance aircraft made by

Swedish defence group Saab.

A sale of the early warning and control aircraft to France

will benefit both countries and deepen their interoperability,

Jonson said after attending the Paris Air Show.

He did not say when a contract could be signed or how much

the aircraft would cost.

NATO members Sweden and France also signed a road map on

further defence cooperation, Jonson said.

(Reporting by Terje Solsvik, Editing by Timothy Heritage and

Emelia Sithole-Matarise)