Boeing P-8A

By Steve Trimble
The most advanced Boeing P-8A Poseidon is operational, adding improved capability for wide-area signals intelligence against submarines, the U.S. Navy says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
Aircraft procurement would more than double for the Navy under the new Pentagon spending plan.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy is restarting Boeing P-8 Poseidon procurement after a two-year gap, seeking to order 12 more of the sub-hunting aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The long-planned integration of the BAE Systems Sting Ray Mod 1 torpedo onto the UK’s Boeing P-8A Poseidon sub-hunting aircraft is set to finally move forward.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Royal Air Force Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft have supported a UK-led operation to monitor three Russian submarines.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A federal research agency in Canada will acquire a Bombardier Global 6500 to develop defense-related technologies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The French plan to field a maritime patrol variant of the Airbus A321XLR has prompted growing interest in the Asia-Pacific region, the company says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The New Zealand Defense Force has established both an enhanced strike project and an ISR project to examine future air-to-surface weapons, targeting capabilities and sensing options.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Boeing announced Feb. 2 it picked Australian company Ferra Engineering to produce wing kits for an anti-submarine torpedo for its P-8A maritime patrol aircraft.
Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
Washington has approved Singapore’s request to acquire four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and Mk. 54 Mod 0 lightweight torpedoes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The U.S. has given the green light for Denmark’s potential purchase of Boeing P-8A Poseidons.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The DOD has surged assets to the Caribbean and the southern border to back military operations in the region including, potentially, the RQ-170 reconnaissance drone.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Norway and the UK will work together on tackling Russian underwater warfare threats through a new agreement signed by the two countries.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
A UK Royal Air Force crew has been dazzled by a laser pointed at their aircraft from a Russian survey ship, UK Defense Secretary John Healey has said.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
Boeing has inducted the Royal Australian Air Force’s first P-8A Poseidon for the Increment 3 Blk. 2 upgrade, enhancing anti-submarine warfare capabilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The South Korean government will have at least two alternatives next year for a scheduled decision on whether to buy an additional batch of Boeing P-8As.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Germany plans to deploy its Boeing P-8A maritime patrol aircraft in Iceland as part of an expanded security arrangement between the NATO allies.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Denmark will grow its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fleet to 43 aircraft following political agreements on a series of major defense procurements.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Italy has budgeted nearly €600 million ($697 million) through 2030 to launch the acquisition of a new maritime patrol aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Boeing has handed over the first of eight planned P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to the German Navy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brandon Patrick
Canada’s accelerated defense spending increase will ease Canada’s continued effort to modernize its air forces and achieve greater interoperability with its NATO partners.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
Copenhagen is planning to buy a fleet of Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen has revealed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore is exploring additional airborne capabilities to complement its future fleet of Boeing P-8A Poseidons, which are scheduled to enter service in the early 2030s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
U.S.-India relations have taken a turn for the worse, raising questions about the endurance of defense cooperation between Washington and New Delhi.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore says it will acquire four Boeing P-8A Poseidons as its next-generation maritime patrol aircraft, replacing its Air Force’s Fokker 50 Enforcers.
Aircraft & Propulsion