Boeing Delivers 1st P-8I Poseidon Aircraft
21.12.2012 North America
Boeing made an on-site delivery of the first P-8I aircraft to the Indian Navy in Seattle on December 19, in accordance with the contract.
India will receive this aircraft and two more of its eight contracted P-8Is in 2013.
The program is progressing on schedule as Boeing assembles the fourth and fifth P-8Is, which are designed for long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare.
The Boeing P-8 Poseidon (formerly the Multimission Maritime Aircraft or MMA) is a military aircraft currently being developed for the United States Navy (USN).
The P-8 is intended to conduct anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and shipping interdiction and to engage in an electronic intelligence (ELINT) role. This will involve carrying torpedoes, depth charges, SLAM-ER anti-ship missiles, and other weapons. It will also be able to drop and monitor sonobuoys.
The P-8 is designed to operate in conjunction with the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance unmanned aerial vehicle.
The P-8 has also been ordered by the Indian Navy.
India will receive this aircraft and two more of its eight contracted P-8Is in 2013.
The program is progressing on schedule as Boeing assembles the fourth and fifth P-8Is, which are designed for long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare.
The Boeing P-8 Poseidon (formerly the Multimission Maritime Aircraft or MMA) is a military aircraft currently being developed for the United States Navy (USN).
The P-8 is intended to conduct anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and shipping interdiction and to engage in an electronic intelligence (ELINT) role. This will involve carrying torpedoes, depth charges, SLAM-ER anti-ship missiles, and other weapons. It will also be able to drop and monitor sonobuoys.
The P-8 is designed to operate in conjunction with the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance unmanned aerial vehicle.
The P-8 has also been ordered by the Indian Navy.
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