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New Zealand Requests $1.5 Billion In P-8A Aircraft

Friday, April 28th, 2017

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New Zealand Requests $1.5 Billion In P-8A Aircraft

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

The State Department approved a possible $1.5 billion Foreign Military Sales (FMS) request to New Zealand for four P-8A aircraft and associated support.The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the potential sale on Thursday.The request includes four Boeing [BA] P-8A Patrol Aircraft which each includes commercial engines, Tactical Open Mission Software, Electro-Optical and Infrared MX-20HD, AN/AAQ-2(V)1 Acoustic System, AN/APY-10 Radar, and ALQ-240 Electronic Support Measures.This sale also includes eight Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System; five…

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