Aircraft
Sale of Nine Boeing P-8A Poseidons to Britain Clears Hurdle
With approval by the State Department, the U.S. and UK governments can conclude the transaction, which is valued at $3.2 billion.
A British Royal Air Force crewman mans a radar station aboard a Boeing P-8A Poseidon in this photo from 2014. (Photo: U.S. Navy)
A British Royal Air Force crewman mans a radar station aboard a Boeing P-8A Poseidon in this photo from 2014. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The U.S. State Department approved a proposed foreign military sale (FMS) of nine Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, equipment, training and support to the UK for an estimated cost of $3.2 billion. The Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the approval on March 25.


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