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Air Force

Boeing Selling NAVY P-8 Engineering Investment As Advantage To 737 As JSTARS Replacement

Thursday, May 12th, 2016

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Boeing Selling NAVY P-8 Engineering Investment As Advantage To 737 As JSTARS Replacement

Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft. (Photo. U.S. Navy)

Boeing [BA] officials believe the work the company has put into development of the Navy’s P-8 Poseidon sub hunting aircraft could translate directly to a cost-efficient, highly capable solution for the Air Force’s Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) replacement.While the P-8 is primarily a sub hunter, it also is a highly capable system truck that can perform aerial targeting of surface vessels, aircraft and battle network command-and-control missions, said Fred Smith, director, global sales and marketing for Boeing…

Missile Defense

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Missile Defense

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Space

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Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

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