Boeing has been awarded a contract for 17 P-8A Poseidon Multimission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) for the US Navy, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and the UK Royal Air Force (RAF). The total value of the contract exceeds $2 billion. According to Boeing's announcement made on 3 April, the US Navy will take delivery of 11 aircraft, Australia 4 and the UK 2 aircraft.Â
This contract marks the first UK acquisition of the P-8A Poseidon, who plans to buy nine P-8As in total over the next 10 years.
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211216-N-QI061-1222 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), sits on the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)