Norway is to purchase five Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime multimission aircraft (MMA) from the US through a $1,17 billion foreign military sales contract, according to the announcement made on 29 March. The P-8As will replace the Royal Norwegian Air Force's (RoNAF's) six Lockheed Martin P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) and three Dassault Falcon DA-20 Jet Falcon surveillance aircraft. The new aircraft are scheduled to be delivered between 2022 and 2023.
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)