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Boeing To Deliver Navy’s First P-8A Trainers

Boeing To Deliver Navy’s First P-8A Trainers
Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft. (Photo. U.S. Navy)

Boeing [BA] is set to deliver the U.S. Navy’s first deployable P-8A Poseidon trainers, the company said on Tuesday.The company is contracted to provide seven Deployable Mission Readiness Trainers (DMRTs) to the Navy starting in 2019.Boeing said the proposed DMRT design is portable, has low power requirements, and includes the company’s weapons tactics trainer system. The latter incorporates sonobuoy and ocean acoustics modeling.“Training ensures the Maritime Patrol Reconnaissance community is proficient in anti-submarine warfare. By using these trainers, crews are…

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