British Poseidons Declared Operational

P-8A
Credit: USN
LONDON—The UK has formally restored its fixed-wing submarine-hunting capabilities after the Royal Air Force (RAF) declared its new Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrollers operational. Although the RAF only has two of nine planned P-8s in service, commanders proclaimed an initial operating capacity...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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