Poseidon Facility Handed Over To UK Defense Ministry

Tony Osborne July 23, 2020
Lossiemouth
The new Poseidon facility.
Credit: RAF Lossiemouth
LONDON—A new facility to support the UK’s fleet of P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft has been handed over by Boeing to the UK’s defense materiel agency, Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S). The £100 million ($127 million) strategic facility at RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland includes hangarage for...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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