Aircraft
Australia Declares IOC for Poseidon
With six of a likely 15 Boeing P-8As now in service, the Royal Australian Air Force has officially declared the type ready for operations.
Wearing No. 11 Squadron’s albatross markings on the fin, a P-8A overflies a Hobart-class destroyer. (Photo: Cpl Craig Barrett/Australian Department of Defence)
Wearing No. 11 Squadron’s albatross markings on the fin, a P-8A overflies a Hobart-class destroyer. (Photo: Cpl Craig Barrett/Australian Department of Defence)

Retirement of Australia’s long-serving P-3 Orion fleet—planned for 2021—moved a step closer on March 20 with the announcement that its replacement, the Boeing P-8A Poseidon, had attained initial operating capability (IOC) five months ahead of schedule.


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