Boeing P-8A Poseidon (737-800ERX) MMA (Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft)

[Grey Havoc]

I thought the AN/ASQ-508A wasn't supposed to become operational on their aircraft until at least much later this year?

 

[TomcatViP]

That would explain the lack of any complaints!

But are you sure of that, I can't read trace of such a major lack of capability?

Edit:
Doesn't seems to be that one fitted on P-8i

CAE seems to mention another system:

 

[Grey Havoc]

I think they were mentioning it as one of the customers for CAE's MAD products in general, rather than as one of the applications for the MAD-XR (which seems to be primarily aimed at the ASW helicopter market, at least for now).

 

[Grey Havoc]

KC-46, P-8 production to stop as Boeing temporarily shuts down facilities

Boeing says it is trying to

www.defensenews.com

 

[FighterJock]

A shame that Boeing has had to close the factory's due to the Covid-19 virus, lets hope that it will only be for a short while, and that they can get the factory's can get back up and running as soon as possible when the crisis is over.

 

[Grey Havoc]

US government clears Harpoon, Torpedo deal for India P-8Is

The US government has approved to separate deals to sell India anti-ship missiles and air-launched torpedoes for its fleet of Boeing P-8I Neptune maritime patrol aircraft. The first possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) covers 10 Boeing AGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles and related services and...

www.flightglobal.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

India cleared to buy two anti-ship munition packages

The two packages could be worth $155 million.

www.defensenews.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

Boeing to reopen the KC-46 and P-8 production lines

Production of the KC-46 tanker and P-8 maritime surveillance plane was suspended for a little over two weeks.

www.defensenews.com

 

[AN/AWW-14(V)]

one of the Navy's SBIR

https://fastrope.wildapricot.org/resources/SiteUploads/20191216/NAVSEA_build_v1(1).pdf

The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, is awarded a $7,039,596 against previously issued basic ordering agreement. This order procures non-recurring engineering for the design, fabrication and correction of deficiencies required for the delivery and installation of retrofit kits for Navy P-8A aircraft with Increment 3 ECP 6 capabilities. The P-8A ECP 6 provides a significant modification to the baseline aircraft, installing new airframe racks, radomes, antennas, sensors and wiring, while incorporating a new combat system suite with an improved computer processing and security architecture capability at the higher than secret level, a wide band satellite communication system, an anti-submarine warfare signal intelligence capability, a minotaur track management system and additional communications and acoustics systems to enhance search, detection and targeting capabilities. Work is expected to be complete by May 2021

Contracts for May 6, 2020

Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.

www.defense.gov

 

[TomcatViP]

A brief report on India uses of their P-8I on land:

What Is US’ Deadliest Submarine Killer – The P-8 Poseidon Doing At 15,000 Feet On India-China Border?

US-made Boeing P-8I Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, also known as ‘Submarine Killer’, has been deployed in Eastern Ladakh near the China border by the Indian Army as tensions have been escalating with Beijing. Indian BrahMos Goes Global; After Indonesia, Brazil Looks To Arms Its Gripen Jets...

eurasiantimes.com

 

[TomcatViP]

BAE Systems to Demo pod-mounted towed decoy for U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon - Naval News

BAE Systems received a $4 million contract from the U.S. Navy to conduct a quick-turnaround demonstration of a new radio frequency countermeasure (RFCM) system for the P-8A Poseidon.

www.navalnews.com

 

[GTX]

Two more P-8A Poseidon aircraft boosts maritime patrol capability | Department of Defence Ministers

Air Force’s maritime patrol capability will be boosted with Australia set to acquire two more P-8A Poseidon surveillance and response aircraft, bringing the total fleet size to 14.

www.minister.defence.gov.au

 

[FighterJock]

Two more P-8A Poseidon aircraft boosts maritime patrol capability | Department of Defence Ministers

Air Force’s maritime patrol capability will be boosted with Australia set to acquire two more P-8A Poseidon surveillance and response aircraft, bringing the total fleet size to 14.

www.minister.defence.gov.au

Australia only buying two more P-8A's taking the total to 14? I would have thought that Australia would have bought more.

 

[TomS]

Two more P-8A Poseidon aircraft boosts maritime patrol capability | Department of Defence Ministers

Air Force’s maritime patrol capability will be boosted with Australia set to acquire two more P-8A Poseidon surveillance and response aircraft, bringing the total fleet size to 14.

www.minister.defence.gov.au

Australia only buying two more P-8A's taking the total to 14? I would have thought that Australia would have bought more.

It's the largest purchase outside of the US, and these 14 aircraft plus up to 5 MQ-4C Triton (3 ordered so far) are replacing 18 AP-3C. So the net result is a similar or possibly even slightly larger number of much more capable aircraft. This seems like a significant upgrade overall.

 

[FighterJock]

Two more P-8A Poseidon aircraft boosts maritime patrol capability | Department of Defence Ministers

Air Force’s maritime patrol capability will be boosted with Australia set to acquire two more P-8A Poseidon surveillance and response aircraft, bringing the total fleet size to 14.

www.minister.defence.gov.au

Australia only buying two more P-8A's taking the total to 14? I would have thought that Australia would have bought more.

It's the largest purchase outside of the US, and these 14 aircraft plus up to 5 MQ-4C Triton (3 ordered so far) are replacing 18 AP-3C. So the net result is a similar or possibly even slightly larger number of much more capable aircraft. This seems like a significant upgrade overall.

Forgot Australia were buying the MQ-4 Triton as well as the P-8A. Thanks for the info TomS.

 

[GTX]

Australia is also getting MQ-9Bs as well which will also have a Maritime Surveillance capability as well. In fact, if you take a systems of systems type of view rather than just individual platforms, you will see a quite capable package with the ADF having or in the process of acquiring a range of very capable ISREW systems. The list includes the E-7A Wedgetail, P-8A Poseidon, MQ-4C Triton, MC-55A Peregrine, EA-18G Growler and MQ-9B SkyGuardian. There is also the Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) over-the-horizon radar as well.

 

[TomcatViP]

@GTX : Pretty complete indeed. The only thing not on the list might be Bunyip...