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P-8A test programs proceed at full speed

Boeing is due to fly the first P-8A maritime patrol aircraft equipped with a mission system early next year as the program to replace the U.S.

By Chris Pocock • Defense Correspondent

November 12, 2009

Boeing is due to fly the first P-8A maritime patrol aircraft equipped with a mission system early next year as the program to replace the U.S. Navy’s aging fleet of P-3 maritime patrol aircraft moves into the flight-test phase. The Navy plans to buy 117 P-8As, derived from the 737-800 airliner, with an initial operating capability in 2013. Meanwhile, India is the first export customer, with eight aircraft on order.

The first of five development aircraft flew for the first time on April 25. This aircraft, T1, is proving the performance and loads of the airframe, which has been significantly adapted. T2 followed a few weeks later from the Renton, Washington production line to nearby Boeing Field in Seattle. It is being fitted with the following systems: Raytheon’s APY-10 maritime radar; early warning self-protection, electronic support measures, datalinks and embedded GPS inertial capability, all supplied by Northrop Grumman; and Boeing’s own mission management and display system.

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