Boeing P-8
Boeing P-8 Poseidon | |
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US Navy P-8A over the Pacific |
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Type: | Maritime reconnaissance and submarine fighter aircraft |
Design country: | |
Manufacturer: | |
First flight: |
April 25, 2009 |
Commissioning: |
November 29, 2013 |
Production time: |
In series production since 2011 |
Number of pieces: |
82 (as of April 2018) |
The Boeing P-8 Poseidon is a maritime patrol and submarine fighter aircraft of the United States Navy . The twin-engine aircraft is the result of the “Multimission Maritime Aircraft” program (temporarily also referred to as “MMA”) and is based on the short- and medium-haul aircraft Boeing 737-800 . In the US Navy, the P-8 replaces the P-3 Orion fleet. India is the first export customer to use the nickname Neptune for the machine .
history
development
The development of the P-8 can be traced back to the mid-1980s. At that time, the US Navy was looking for a possible successor to the P-3 and began to define the requirements for such a machine. The primary requirement was the reduction in operating costs compared to the P-3. This suffered from comparatively severe material fatigue, which is why the new machine should have an airframe with a long life expectancy. Furthermore, an increased range or an extended patrol duration as well as a lower total weight were required. In 1989, the Navy awarded Lockheed a development contract that included the construction of two prototypes. These machines, known as P-7s , were never built, however, as Lockheed's contract was withdrawn in 1990 after a cost overrun of 300 million US dollars had to be granted.
After the end of the Cold War and the resulting cuts in the defense budget, the search for a successor to the P-3 was initially given up. The life of the airframe was initially extended through various modernization programs. When it became apparent that this would also become very expensive in the long run, a new development program was started in 2000 - the Multimission Maritime Aircraft Program . In contrast to the original requirements, the weight reduction was dispensed with because the company was prepared to accept this for longer ranges and operating times. Furthermore, the requirements in the area of avionics and communication systems have been increased. Another new addition to the specifications was the requirement that the new machines should be able to control UAVs without additional ground-based systems.
Initially, only Boeing and Lockheed Martin took part in the new competition. Lockheed proposed the so-called Orion 21, which was a completely revised version of the old turboprop P-3. Meanwhile, Boeing took a different approach and came up with a proposal to modify their 737-800ERX airliner. In 2001 BAE Systems entered the current competition with the Nimrod MRA.4 . They offered a modernized version of the old Nimrod MR.Mk.2 from 1969, which had already been newly developed for the British Navy. However, BAE withdrew from the competition in October 2002 because it had been recognized that it would not have been politically possible to prevail against the US competitors. Finally, on June 14, 2004, Boeing won the competition.
After the US manufacturer won the 3.9 billion US dollar MMA program, the US Navy ordered the first five machines on July 8, 2004. At the beginning of August 2008, the assembly of the first prototype P-8A-T1 at the Renton plant was completed. The instrumentation and various ground tests were then started in Seattle. On April 25, 2009 the first P-8A completed its maiden flight, so that it could replace the Lockheed P-3 by 2013 at the latest . Drop tests of sonar buoys began in October 2010 at NAS Patuxent River . On July 19, 2011, the first pre-series aircraft from the six aircraft LRIP1 pre-series contract took off in Renton on its maiden flight. In total, the US Navy plans to procure 108 aircraft, bringing the cost to around $ 15 billion. In addition to Boeing, Raytheon , Northrop Grumman , Spirit AeroSystems, GE Aviation Systems, Marshall Aerospace, CFMI , BAE Systems and Marotta are also involved as suppliers . Due to Lockheed Martin's refusal to develop the "Aerial Common Sensor" project, Boeing is now using a Linux system from Wind River Systems for its reconnaissance and mission systems.
The P-8 is being tested by the Test and Evaluation Squadrons VX-1 and VX-20, based at Naval Air Station Patuxent River , Maryland . On February 3, a P-8 took part in an exercise of the US Navy for the first time, with a total of 34 exercises were flown as part of "Bold Alligator". The US Navy's test program was completed at the beginning of April 2013, and the first machines are due to have their premiere abroad in December.
The P-8 was presented to a larger audience for the first time at an international air show at the Dubai Airshow 2013.
On November 29, 2013, the P-8 Poseidon reached its Initial Operating Capability (IOC).
production
116 “Poseidons” had been delivered by June 2019, 95 of them to the United States Navy (including a break cell and another static test vehicle), 11 to the Royal Australian Air Force and eight to the Indian Navy .
MSN | LN | Registration | operator | delivery | annotation | Test registration |
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34395 | 2722 | - | United States Navy | December 2008 | Static cell, meanwhile dismantled | |
34398 | 3069 | - | US Navy | December 2009 | No longer in operation | |
34394 | 2599 | 167951 | US Navy | August 2008 | - | N541BA |
34396 | 2814 | 167953 | US Navy | June 2009 | - | N441BA |
34397 | 2931 | 167954 | US Navy | September 2009 | - | N397DS |
40594 | 3324 | 167952 | US Navy | October 2010 | - | N327DS |
40595 | 3426 | 167955 | US Navy | January 2011 | - | N328DS |
40596 | 3522 | 167956 | US Navy | April 2011 | - | N391DS |
40808 | 3612 | 168428 | US Navy | July 2011 | - | N392DS |
40809 | 3792 | 168429 | US Navy | December 2011 | - | N397DS |
40810 | 3879 | 168430 | US Navy | March 2012 | - | N398DS |
40811 | 3916 | 168431 | US Navy | April 2012 | - | N507DS |
40812 | 3969 | 168432 | US Navy | May 2012 | - | N516DS |
40813 | 4055 | 168433 | US Navy | August 2012 | - | N530DS |
40814 | 4099 | 168434 | US Navy | September 2012 | - | N532DS |
40815 | 4141 | 168435 | US Navy | October 2012 | - | N533DS |
40816 | 4219 | 168436 | US Navy | December 2012 | - | N536DS |
40817 | 4256 | 168437 | US Navy | February 2013 | - | N537DS |
40818 | 4294 | 168438 | US Navy | March 2013 | - | N327DS |
40819 | 4331 | 168439 | US Navy | April 2013 | - | N539DS |
40820 | 4366 | 168440 | US Navy | May 2013 | - | N708DS |
42250 | 4547 | 168754 | US Navy | November 2013 | - | N736DS |
42251 | 4609 | 168755 | US Navy | January 2014 | - | N740DS |
42252 | 4673 | 168756 | US Navy | February 2014 | - | N753DS |
42253 | 4728 | 168757 | US Navy | March 2014 | - | N755DS |
42254 | 4768 | 168758 | US Navy | April 2014 | - | N758DS |
42255 | 4813 | 168759 | US Navy | May 2014 | - | N762DS |
42256 | 4898 | 168760 | US Navy | July 2014 | - | N768DS |
42257 | 4938 | 168761 | US Navy | August 2014 | - | N771DS |
42258 | 4978 | 168762 | US Navy | September 2014 | - | N780DS |
42259 | 5020 | 168763 | US Navy | October 2014 | - | N781DS |
42260 | 5098 | 168764 | US Navy | November 2014 | - | N783DS |
44140 | 5138 | 168848 | US Navy | December 2014 | - | N784DS |
44141 | 5178 | 168849 | US Navy | February 2015 | - | N785DS |
44142 | 5218 | 168850 | US Navy | February 2015 | - | N789DS |
44143 | 5262 | 168851 | US Navy | March 2015 | - | N790DS |
44144 | 5298 | 168852 | US Navy | April 2015 | - | N715DS |
44145 | 5338 | 168853 | US Navy | June 2015 | - | N717DS |
44146 | 5368 | 168854 | US Navy | June 2015 | - | N722DS |
44147 | 5398 | 168855 | US Navy | July 2015 | - | N729DS |
44148 | 5428 | 168856 | US Navy | July 2015 | - | N805DS |
44149 | 5458 | 168857 | US Navy | August 2015 | - | N590DS |
44150 | 5478 | 168858 | US Navy | September 2015 | - | N591DS |
44151 | 5542 | 168860 | US Navy | October 2015 | - | N593DS |
44152 | 5510 | 168859 | US Navy | September 2015 | - | N592DS |
44938 | 5567 | 168996 | US Navy | November 2015 | - | N595DS |
44939 | 5623 | 168998 | US Navy | December 2015 | - | N598DS |
44940 | 5656 | 168999 | US Navy | January 2016 | - | N910DS |
44941 | 5680 | 169000 | US Navy | January 2016 | - | N914DS |
44942 | 5587 | 168997 | US Navy | November 2015 | - | N597DS |
44943 | 5740 | 169002 | US Navy | March 2016 | - | N934DS |
44944 | 5765 | 169003 | US Navy | March 2016 | - | N935DS |
44945 | 5796 | 169004 | US Navy | April 2016 | - | N936DS |
44946 | 5851 | 169005 | US Navy | May 2016 | - | N941DS |
44947 | 5880 | 169006 | US Navy | June 2016 | - | N942DS |
44948 | 5903 | 169007 | US Navy | July 2016 | - | N943DS |
44949 | 5936 | 169008 | US Navy | July 2016 | - | N944DS |
44950 | 6020 | 169010 | US Navy | September 2016 | - | N957DS |
44951 | 5963 | 169009 | US Navy | August 2016 | - | N949DS |
44952 | 5712 | 169001 | US Navy | February 2016 | - | N931DS |
44953 | 6048 | 169011 | US Navy | October 2016 | - | N958DS |
62288 | 5823 | A47-001 | Royal Australian Air Force | May 2016 | - | N940DS |
62289 | 5993 | A47-002 | Royal Australian Air Force | September 2016 | - | N956DS |
62290 | 6076 | A47-003 | Royal Australian Air Force | November 2016 | - | N959DS |
62291 | 6104 | 169324 | US Navy | November 2016 | - | N960DS |
62292 | 6132 | 169325 | US Navy | December 2016 | - | N962DS |
62293 | 6216 | A47-004 | Royal Australian Air Force | February 2017 | - | N974DS |
62294 | 6244 | 169328 | US Navy | March 2017 | - | N964DS |
62295 | 6273 | 169329 | US Navy | March 2017 | - | N968DS |
62296 | 6300 | 169330 | US Navy | April 2017 | - | N843DS |
62297 | 6356 | 169331 | US Navy | June 2017 | - | N852DS |
62298 | 6160 | 169326 | US Navy | January 2017 | - | N969DS |
62299 | 6189 | 169327 | US Navy | February 2017 | - | N963DS |
62698 | 6385 | 169332 | US Navy | June 2017 | - | N848DS |
63179 | 6328 | A47-005 | Royal Australian Air Force | May 2017 | - | N832DS |
63180 | 6412 | 169333 | US Navy | July 2017 | - | N838DS |
63181 | 6440 | 169334 | US Navy | August 2017 | - | N839DS |
63182 | 6468 | A47-006 | Royal Australian Air Force | August 2017 | - | N849DS |
63183 | 6492 | 169335 | US Navy | September 2017 | - | N854DS |
63184 | 6532 | 169336 | US Navy | October 2017 | - | N857DS |
63185 | 6560 | 169337 | US Navy | October 2017 | - | N858DS |
63186 | 6595 | 169338 | US Navy | November 2017 | - | N860DS |
63187 | 6623 | A47-007 | Royal Australian Air Force | December 2017 | - | N862DS |
63188 | 6658 | 169339 | US Navy | January 2018 | - | N863DS |
63189 | 6687 | 169340 | US Navy | January 2018 | - | N864DS |
63190 | 6720 | 169341 | US Navy | February 2018 | - | N869DS |
63191 | 6750 | A47-008 | Royal Australian Air Force | February 2018 | Stored | N872DS |
63192 | 6784 | 169342 | US Navy | March 2018 | - | N874DS |
63193 | 6812 | 169343 | US Navy | April 2018 | - | N873DS |
63194 | 6846 | 169344 | US Navy | April 2018 | - | N304DS |
63195 | 6876 | 169345 | US Navy | June 2018 | - | N308DS |
63196 | 6909 | 169346 | US Navy | June 2018 | - | N318DS |
63197 | 6941 | 169347 | US Navy | June 2018 | - | N322DS |
63198 | 6974 | 169348 | US Navy | July 2018 | - | N323DS |
63758 | 7004 | 169349 | US Navy | August 2018 | - | N328DS |
63759 | 7044 | 169426 | US Navy | August 2018 | - | N332DS |
64073 | 7074 | 169542 | US Navy | September 2018 | - | N348DS |
64074 | 7114 | 169543 | US Navy | October 2018 | - | N347DS |
64075 | 7144 | 169544 | US Navy | November 2018 | - | N360DS |
64076 | 7184 | 169545 | US Navy | December 2018 | - | N364DS |
64077 | 7219 | 169546 | US Navy | December 2018 | - | N368DS |
64078 | 7289 | 169548 | US Navy | February 2019 | - | N383DS |
64079 | 7359 | 169549 | US Navy | March 2019 | - | N392DS |
64080 | 7462 | 169573 | US Navy | May 2019 | - | N410DS |
64083 | 7254 | 169547 | US Navy | January 2019 | - | N374DS |
64165 | 7324 | A47-009 | Royal Australian Air Force | March 2019 | - | N391DS |
64166 | 7392 | A47-010 | Royal Australian Air Force | April 2019 | - | N397DS |
64167 | 7427 | A47-011 | Royal Australian Air Force | April 2019 | - | N398DS |
40610 | 3702 | IN320 | Indian Navy | September 2011 | - | N393DS |
40611 | 4014 | IN321 | Indian Navy | July 2012 | - | N521DS |
40612 | 4181 | IN322 | Indian Navy | November 2012 | - | N535DS |
40613 | 4399 | IN323 | Indian Navy | June 2013 | - | N718DS |
40614 | 4445 | IN324 | Indian Navy | July 2013 | - | N720DS |
40615 | 4481 | IN325 | Indian Navy | September 2013 | - | N726DS |
40616 | 4859 | IN326 | Indian Navy | June 2014 | - | N763DS |
40617 | 5058 | IN327 | Indian Navy | November 2014 | - | N782DS |
As of June 27, 2019 |
construction
The P-8 Poseidon is based on the civilian Boeing 737. The fuselage from the 737-800 version has been reinforced in order to cope with the increased demands and to be able to integrate a weapons bay. The extensive sensor systems, the antenna systems of which are visible along the underside of the fuselage, and the avionics also made this reinforcement necessary. Weapons can also be carried on the wings of the Boeing 737-900 .
The most important element of the surveillance equipment is the Raytheon AN / APY-10 synthetic broadband radar ( JETDS designation), a further development of the AN / APS-137 radar with reduced energy and space requirements.
Versions
- P-8A : Basic version for the US Navy, is also used for export to Australia and Canada.
- P-8I : Export version of the P-8A for the Indian Navy, which has a requirement of 12 to 16 machines. Parts of the electronics come from Indian production. Another main difference between the P-8A and P-8I is that the latter has a second APY-10 radar in the rear of the fuselage, which offers a 360 ° all-round view.
- EP-8 : Unrealized SIGINT variant of the P-8 as a replacement for the outdated Lockheed EP-3E Aries . The US Navy examined the acquisition of 19 to 26 machines as part of the EP-X program, but canceled it in favor of an unmanned platform.
- P-8 AGS : An "Airborne Ground Surveillance" version for the US Air Force offered by Boeing in 2010, as a replacement for the E-8 Joint STAR after the E-10 MC2A was canceled. The design, in which an AESA radar would be installed in the fuselage and sensor pods on the wings, is considered an alternative to modernizing the E-8 fleet.
Users
- Australia
- 15 P-8A "Poseidon". Australia initially planned to lease eight P-8A and six MQ-4C Triton in order to use the P-8 in the network with UAVs like the US Navy . Ultimately, the leasing plans were discarded and in February 2014 Australia then initially ordered eight Poseidons for $ 3.6 billion, leaving the question of UAVs open. These eight and four copies, reordered in 2016, were shipped between November 2016 and December 2019 to replace the AP-3C Orion by 2023. The white paper published in February 2016 provides for a long-term fleet target of 15 aircraft.
- The Australian P-8A are stationed at RAAF Base Edinburgh and are operated by the 11th Squadron .
- India
- 22 P-8I “Neptune” ordered in three tranches. On January 2, 2009, the Indian Navy decided to purchase eight P-8I machines, which replaced the Tu-142 on March 29, 2017 . The order volume for the P-8I export was approximately $ 2.1 billion with a unit price of approximately $ 200 million. Boeing plans a minority stake of Indian companies with a stake of around 30%. The order was increased to twelve machines in July 2016. The first flight took place on September 28, 2011 and the first handover at the manufacturer on December 20, 2012. The first P-8I arrived on May 15, 2013 at its base in India. The eight original copies were delivered by 2015 and the following four are expected to arrive in 2019/2020. In June 2019 India ordered another ten aircraft, by then eight aircraft had been delivered.
- The operator is INAS 312 ( Indian Naval Air Squadron ), which is stationed at Indian Naval Station Rajali, INS Rajali for short, near Arakkonams.
- South Korea
- 4 P-8A “Poseidon” ordered.
- New Zealand
- 4 P-8A “Poseidon” ordered. New Zealand asked the US government for prices and delivery times for four P-8A in spring 2017 and then placed the order the following summer.
- In contrast to its P-3K2 predecessors stationed at RNZAF Base Auckland , the 5th Squadron will station its P-8A at RNZAF Base Ohakea .
- Norway
- 5 P-8A “Poseidon” ordered. The procurement plan for the Luftforsvaret became known in November 2016 and the order was placed in the following March.
- The planes are to arrive in 2021/22 and be stationed in Evenes .
- United Kingdom
- 9 Poseidon MRA.1 (P-8A) ordered. As part of the publication of its new White Paper , Her Majesty's Government announced the planned procurement of nine P-8A in November 2015; the order was placed in July 2016. The first flight of the first aircraft took place three years later and a few months later at the end of October 2019 Delivery for initial crew training at US Naval Air Station Jacksonville . The first plane arrived in Kinloss, Scotland, in early February 2020 . The first two copies were named "Pride of Moray" and "City of Elgin".
- The two organizations are the Poseidon in RAF Lossiemouth lying 120th and 201st Squadron .
- United States
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123 P-8A “Poseidon” ordered. The US Navy initially planned to purchase a total of 114 P-8As, which will be integrated into the new Maritime Surveillance UAV system. This should enable continuous maritime surveillance from 2010 onwards. For this, 68 are additionally UAVs type MQ-4C necessary, which should operate then five locations: Hawaii , Diego Garcia , Jacksonville (Florida), Kadena Air Base ( Japan ) and Sigonella ( Italy ). The MQ-4C (then called RQ-4N) was able to prevail after a three-year selection process in August 2008 against the competing models MQ-1C and MQ-9N . The P-8A will take over most of the operational command for the MQ-4C.
On June 17, 2009, the US Navy announced that it would purchase nine more machines for $ 1.8 billion, bringing the total fleet strength to 123 machines. - The Poseidon's Initial Operating Capability was achieved in November 2013 at NAS Jacksonville in Florida, where the first series machine had arrived in early March 2012. The school relay is the Fleet Replacement Squadron VP-30, which is also responsible for the P-3C and MQ-4C training. The six "East Coast" squadrons were set up between mid-2012 and mid-2016, in the order in which they were set up they were the Patrol Squadrons VP-16, VP-5, VP-45, VP-8, VP-10 and VP-26.
- After the conversion of the squadrons on the Atlantic began the conversion of the planned six "West Coast" squadrons on NAS Whidbey Island in 2017. The conversion of the squadrons VP-4, VP-47, VP-9, VP-1, VP-46 and VP-40 took place until 2020.
- In the command area of the United States Pacific Command , Misawa Air Base in northern Japan and Kadena Air Base in Okinawa are used for several month rotations of squadrons from the USA. In December 2013 there was a first rotation of the VP-45 from Jacksonville.
interested persons
- Canada
- Canada already expressed interest in the P-8 at the project stage. Here, too, the P-3 fleet, known as the CP-140 Aurora, is to be replaced.
- Italy
- In 2004 Italy expressed interest in the P-8. However, the plans for the acquisition were given up in 2008 and a more cost-effective alternative based on ATR-72 was procured.
Technical specifications
Parameter | Data |
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crew | 2 cockpit crew, 7 operators |
length | 39.47 m |
span | 37.64 m |
height | 12.83 m |
Empty mass | 62,730 kg |
Max. Takeoff mass | 85,130 kg |
Top speed | 906 km / h |
Marching speed | 789 km / h |
Service ceiling | 12,500 m |
Use radius | 2,200 km (if you stay in the target area for 4 hours) |
drive | two CFM International CFM56 -7B with 120 kN thrust each |
Armament
The following armament options are planned for the P-8:
- Ordnance up to approx. 2,500 kg in a 4.7 meter long internal weapons bay in the middle of the rear fuselage section
- Air-to-surface guided missile
- 5 × Boeing AGM-84K "SLAM-ER ATA" - cruise missiles against land targets or ships
- 5 × Boeing AGM-84L "Harpoon Block II" anti-ship missiles
- Torpedoes
- 5 × Raytheon Mark 54 MAKO (diameter 324 mm, lightweight hybrid torpedo )
- Unguided bombs
- 3–5 × unknown type of water mine
- Explosive ordnance up to approx. 2,000 kg at four external load stations under the two wings
- Air-to-surface guided missile
- 4 × Boeing AGM-84K "SLAM-ER ATA"
- 4 × Boeing AGM-84L "Harpoon Block II" anti-ship missiles
Avionics and sensors
- Multipurpose search radar
- Raytheon AN / APY-10
- Electronic reconnaissance and defense measures
- AN / AAR-54 - Missile Detector
- AN / AAQ-24 - system for countermeasures in the infrared range
- AN / ALE-47 - Decoy drop system
- AN / ALQ-213 - Management system for all defense subsystems
- AN / ALQ-240 - Reception and identification of electronic signals in all frequency ranges
Web links
Individual evidence
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- ↑ a b c Lon Nordeen: American MPA Modernization . In: Air International . No. 1 . Key Publishing, Stamford January 2013, p. 74-83 .
- ↑ FlugRevue October 2008, p. 18, P-8A ready to equip
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- ↑ FlugRevue September 2011, p. 14, First series machine flies
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- ↑ Boeing 737 Production List. In: planespotters.net. Retrieved June 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Christopher P. Cavas: Rare look at Boeing's new P-8A Poseidon production line (Updated +). In: Intercepts (blog). DefenseNews, November 20, 2012, archived from the original on February 15, 2013 ; accessed on January 12, 2013 .
- ^ US Navy to replace EP-3s with unmanned aircraft. Flight International, August 11, 2011, accessed August 11, 2011 .
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- ↑ Stephen Trimble: Australia nears decisions on Boeing P-8A, BAMS participation. In: Flightglobal.com. February 9, 2009, accessed May 30, 2013 .
- ↑ RAAF receives 12th Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft, Janes, December 13, 2019
- ^ White Paper 2016. Australian Department of Defense, February 2016
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from April 2, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Stephen Trimble: Boeing starts search for P-8I offset partners in India. In: Flightglobal.com. January 7, 2009, accessed May 30, 2013 .
- ↑ India to obtain four more P-8I Neptunes. Flightglobal, August 3, 2016
- ↑ Bob Fischer: India will purchase ten more Boeing P-8I Neptune. In: Aerobuzz. June 27, 2019, accessed June 27, 2019 .
- ^ Boeing's MPA agenda advances in Asia-Pacific. Flightglobal, June 26, 2018
- ^ Boeing's MPA agenda advances in Asia-Pacific. Flightglobal, June 26, 2018
- ↑ US approves potential Poseidon sale to New Zealand. Jane's, May 2, 2017; archived from the original on May 2, 2017 ; accessed on May 3, 2017 .
- ^ Another win for Boeing: New Zealand commits to the P-8 with $ 1.6 billion deal. Defense News, July 9, 2018
- ↑ Norway signs for Poseidon MMAs, Janes, March 30, 2017 ( Memento of March 31, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Norway plans to buy five new P-8 Poseidons. Flightglobal, November 28, 2016
- ↑ UK firms up two big military buys. Flightglobal, July 11, 2016
- ↑ UK Poseidon makes maiden flight. Janes, July 14, 2019
- ^ RAF's first Poseidon delivered for training. Janes, November 4, 2019
- ^ Second in Poseidon fleet touches down at Kinloss. The Northern Scot, March 13, 2020
- ^ RAF welcomes first Poseidon to Kinloss base. Flightglobal, January 4, 2020
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- ↑ First P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft deployed to Japan. Boeing, January 14, 2014, accessed March 27, 2014 .