According to a press release published by Boeing on March 31, 2021, the U.S. Navy today awarded Boeing a $1.6 billion production contract for the next 11 P-8A Poseidon aircraft. Nine aircraft will join the U.S. Navy fleet and two will go to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), a cooperative partner in the P-8A joint program since 2009. The contract brings the total number of U.S. Navy P-8A aircraft under contract to 128 and the RAAF total to 14.
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P-8A Poseidon aircraft (Picture source: Aerocontact)
P-8A Poseidon aircraft (Picture source: Aerocontact)
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