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The Boeing P-8 Poseidon is an American maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft developed and produced by Boeing Defense, Space & Security.It was developed for the United States Navy (USN) as a derivative of the civilian Boeing 737-800 airliner.
The aircraft involved was a Boeing P-8A Poseidon, registered as 169561 with serial number 66094. It was manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in 2020 and was powered by two CFM International CFM56-7B27E engines. [2] [5]
On June 27, 2023, the US Congress approved the LOR for the Canada to acquire the P-8. [27] On November 30, 2023, Minister of National Defence Bill Blair announced the acquisition of sixteen P-8A Poseidon aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force. This acquisition is initially set for fourteen aircraft, with an option of two additional aircraft.
P-3 Orion: United States Maritime patrol P-3C 28 [3] To be replaced by the P-8 Poseidon. [4] P-8 Poseidon: United States Maritime patrol P-8A 112 [3] 18 on order [3] Tanker; KC-130 Hercules: United States Aerial refueling/transport KC-130T 10 [3] Transport; C-2 Greyhound: United States Carrier based transport C-2A 33 [3] Planned to be Replaced ...
Dec. 3—After the P-8A is back on land, divers with the state Department of Land and Natural resources will be able to document any damage. Thirteen days after a Navy P-8A Poseidon slid off the ...
On Thursday, the Department of Defense awarded Boeing a $128.4 million modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract to perform "extended lifetime fatigue testing, teardown ...
P-3C Navy 28 Soon to be phased out by new P-8 Poseidons. 11 Are EP-3E operated as SIGNIT aircraft. Boeing P-8 Poseidon: Anti-Submarine, Anti-Surface, Shipping Interdiction Patrol Aircraft Boeing: P-8A Navy 112 Electronic-warfare aircraft; Boeing EA-18G Growler (Grizzly) Carrier-based Electronic-Warfare Aircraft Major components: Boeing ...
New Zealand’s Labour government has already made significant investment in replacing its Vietnam-era P-3 Orion surveillance planes with P-8 Poseidon aircraft, upgrading its C-130 Hercules cargo ...