Boeing P-8A

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
The UK RAF has selected the BAE Systems Stingray lightweight torpedo to arm its P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The announcement had been signaled last March when the military declared that P-8A is the only aircraft in production that meets requirements.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Germany has formally contracted for three additional Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, just days after funding was approved by the Parliament.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
A U.S. Navy P-8A submarine-hunting aircraft ended up in Hawaii’s Kaneohe Bay, marking the first time the service may lose one of the Boeing 737-based jets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Germany looks set to increase its purchase of Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The commitment to buy the fourth aircraft stops short of Australia’s original plan to buy seven MQ-4Cs, with a goal of operating two simultaneous patrols.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Lockheed Martin’s P-3 Orion maritime patroller looks set to have an extended operational life in Europe after Portugal purchased Germany’s fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have seen their rates of series aircraft incidents decrease but the cost for each mishap has risen significantly.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
MFTS is just one component of the UK’s flying training pipeline.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Steve Trimble
Boeing has started a series negotiations with U.S. military officials to address the “tough” problem.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Boeing currently supports several training programs in the UK.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Garrett Reim
Startup HyperKelp says it is demonstrating air-droppable buoys for the U.S. Navy that could detect the acoustic signature of boost-glide hypersonic vehicles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The $5.9 billion package suggests that Canada has requested a P-8 capability like that already flying with the U.S. Navy and other Poseidon customer nations.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
Ascent Flight Training has secured a £125 million ($156 million) contract to train rear crew for the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
The MAD-XR’s highly sensitive magnetometer will be installed on board the four-engine P-1s by Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
Boeing and ST Engineering have agreed to explore setting up a P-8 Poseidon services and sustainment center in Singapore to support the maritime patrol aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The new partnership seeks to pressure the Canadian government to open the CP-140 fleet replacement to bids instead of a sole-source award for the P-8A.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The ex-Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) KC-135R topped-off two U.S. Navy Boeing P-8A patrol aircraft.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force is trying out multicopter drones to support its aircraft engineering tasks.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The German Navy wants to expand its planned fleet of Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and acquire uncrewed air systems to supplement them.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A newly created Defense unit is projected to triple Bombardier’s revenue in the next decade.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
A prime contractor role in the defense market remains a distant but intriguing possibility for Canadian aircraft manufacturer.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
The first U.S. surveillance fleet with a craft beer as a namesake inherits a counter-drug spy mission flown by a four-decade-old string of modified turboprops.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
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).
Aircraft & Propulsion