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Home» News»Boeing Rolls Out Norway’s First P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft
Norway’s First P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft Flies For The First Time
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Boeing Rolls Out Norway’s First P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft

The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (Forsvarsmateriell) announced the first P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft meant to the Royal Norwegian Air Force (Luftforsvaret) have been rolled out of the Boeing's painting hall in Seattle.

Martin Manaranche 09 Jul 2021

Recently, the air force revealed the names of its five P-8A Poseidon aircraft: Vingtor, Viking, Ulabrand, Hugin and Munin.

The first P-8A Poseidon fuselage for Norway arrived on April 12, at Boeing facilities in Renton, Washington, from Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas.

Later this summer, it will be moved to another Boeing factory to be prepared for flight testing. First flight is scheduled for later this month, and mission systems will be installed on the aircraft after that, before Norway take it over later this year.

In total, five P-8s will eventually replace Norway’s current fleet of six P-3 Orions and three DA-20 Jet Falcons.

About the P-8A MPA

Boeing is awarded a US$326 million to develop, integrate and test Increment 3 capabilities into the P-8A aircraft for the US Navy and the Royal Australia Air Force (RAAF).
A P-8A Poseidon assigned to US Navy Patrol Squadron (VP) 16 is seen in flight over Jacksonville, Fla. (U.S Navy/Personnel Specialist 1st Class Anthony Petry/Released)

The P-8A is a long-range multi-mission maritime patrol aircraft capable of broad-area, maritime and littoral operations. A military derivative of the Boeing Commercial Next-Generation 737 airplane, the P-8A combines superior performance and reliability with an advanced mission system that ensures maximum interoperability in the battle space.

The P-8A is militarized with maritime weapons, a modern open mission system architecture, and commercial-like support for affordability. The aircraft has been modified to include a bomb bay and pylons for weapons – two weapons stations on each wing – and can carry 129 sonobuoys. The aircraft is also fitted with an in-flight refueling system. With more than 180,000 flight hours to date, P-8 variants, the P-8A Poseidon and the P-8I, patrol the globe performing anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; humanitarian; and search and rescue missions.

Norway is one of six international customers for the P-8A Poseidon, with the first aircraft delivery expected in 2022. The first British Poseidon MRA Mk1 took flight for the first time in mid-July 2019. As a direct commercial sale, India has received eight of the P-8I variant to date with four more in production. The U.S. Navy is on contract to receive 111 with the potential for additional quantities based on the fleet’s needs. As a cooperative partner with the Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Program Office, Australia began receiving their P-8A aircraft in 2016 with eight delivered and four more in production; both New Zealand and South Korea have signed agreements with the U.S. Navy to purchase four and six aircraft respectively.

Boeing Norway P-8A Poseidon Royal Norwegian Air Force 2021-07-09
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Posted by : Martin Manaranche
Martin Manaranche is based in Brittany, France. He is currently studying International Relations at Lyon III university. Martin conducted an internship at the French Navy's Ecole Navale in Brest and is therefore particularly fond of naval defense issues.

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