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First P-8A Sent Off To Get New Baseline Mods

Friday, March 29th, 2024

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First P-8A Sent Off To Get New Baseline Mods

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On March 27, the Navy delivered the first P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to Boeing [BA] due to be modified with Increment 3 Block 2 capabilities. The Navy said these improved capabilities give a “significant upgrade to the P-8A airframe and avionics systems, and includes new airframe racks, radomes, antennas, sensors, and wiring.” It also includes a new combat systems suite with improved computer processing, higher security architecture capability, a wide band satellite communication system, an ASW signals intelligence capability…

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