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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Kym Bergmann
Kym Bergmann is the editor for Asia Pacific Defence Reporter (APDR) and Defence Review Asia (DRA). He has more than 25 years of experience in journalism and the defence industry. After graduating with honours from the Australian National University, he joined Capital 7 television, holding several positions including foreign news editor and chief political correspondent. During that time he also wrote for Business Review Weekly, undertaking analysis of various defence matters.After two years on the staff of a federal minister, he moved to the defence industry and held senior positions in several companies, including Blohm+Voss, Thales, Celsius and Saab. In 1997 he was one of two Australians selected for the Thomson CSF 'Preparation for Senior Management' MBA course. He has also worked as a consultant for a number of companies including Raytheon, Tenix and others. He has served on the boards of Thomson Sintra Pacific and Saab Pacific.

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