Boeing orders five P-8s for the German Navy for the first time in 2012

Boeing announced on September 28, local time, that it has received an order from the US Navy for five P-8A “Poseidon” patrol aircraft for the Bundeswehr. With Foreign Military Sales (FMS), which is contacted by the U.S. government, Germany has become the eighth P-8A customer after the United States, Australia, India, the United Kingdom, Norway, South Korea, and New Zealand. .. It is expected to be delivered for the first time in 2024.

P-8A introduced by the German Navy (provided by Boeing) )

The German Federal Army patrol aircraft is currently operating the Lockheed Martin P-3C “Olion” by the Navy, but will be retired from 2025. Is expected to start. Germany and France are planning to jointly develop a patrol aircraft, and have selected equipment to fill the valley from the retirement of the P-3C to the commissioning of the aircraft.

The Federal Ministry of Defense of Germany announced the selection results on June 30th. The final decision was made by this order from the US Navy. Boeing says the introduction of the P-8 will significantly improve Germany’s anti-submarine warfare, ground warfare, information / surveillance / reconnaissance, and search and rescue mission capabilities.

The P-8 is a multipurpose patrol aircraft for anti-submarine, anti-surface warfare, information gathering, surveillance, and reconnaissance, which was developed based on the small passenger aircraft 737-800. June 14, 2004 Launched on the day. The fuselage was developed based on the 737-800, and the main wings were developed based on the 737-900. So far, more than 135 aircraft have been commissioned and have flown more than 350,000 hours without accident.

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German Navy introduces 5 P-8A aircraft 8th country adopted
Boeing, P-8 Germany Business collaboration ESG and Lufthansa Technik
(June 18, 2009)
P-8A for the Norwegian Air Force, First delivery to final assembly by the end of the year (April 13, 2009)
Introduced patrol aircraft P-8 in various countries, and the US Navy has 102 aircraft (July 28, 2008)
Boeing delivers the first P-8A to the US Navy (March 7, 2012)

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