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State Department Approves Potential $2.4 Billion Deal With India For P-8I Patrol Aircraft

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, April 30th, 2021

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State Department Approves Potential $2.4 Billion Deal With India For P-8I Patrol Aircraft

An Indian Navy P-8I Poseidon aircraft. (Photo: Boeing)

The State Department has approved a potential $2.4 billion deal with India for six of Boeing’s [BA] P-8I Patrol aircraft. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on Friday of the new foreign military sale. Under the deal, India would also receive MIDS-JTRS radios, AN/AAR-54 Missile Warning Sensors, Embedded GPS/Inertial Navigation Systems, CFM56-7 commercial engines, tactical open mission software, ARES-1000 commercial variant Electronic Support Measures, AN/APR-39D Radar Warning Receiver and AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispensing Systems. DSCA officials noted the Indian…

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