Boeing marks delivery of 100th U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon multi-mission aircraft
Boeing has reached a milestone for its P-8 Poseidon multi-mission aircraft program with the delivery of the 100th aircraft for the U.S. Navy on Friday.
The delivery of the 100th U.S. Navy aircraft comes as the global fleet of P-8s approaches 300,000 flight hours of hunting submarines and providing aerial reconnaissance capabilities around the world.
“We’re honored by the Navy’s faith and confidence in our employees and the P-8 system,” said Stu Voboril, vice president and program manager. “Our focus has been, and will be, on delivering the world’s best maritime patrol aircraft, bar none.”
The P-8 is a long-range multi-mission maritime patrol aircraft capable of broad-area, maritime and coastal operations, and is a military derivative of the commercial 737 Next Generation narrowbody airliner.
The 100th U.S. Navy aircraft is the 94th mission-capable P-8A to be delivered to the service, with six additional jets used as Engineering Manufacturing Development test aircraft, and later this year the U.S. Navy is expected to take delivery of its 100th mission-capable aircraft.
Boeing has also delivered 12 jets to the Royal Australian Air Force, two to the U.K.’s Royal Air Force and eight P-8Is to the Indian Navy. The P-8A has also been ordered by New Zealand, Norway and South Korea.
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