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UK’s Final Poseidon MRA Mk1 MPA delivered to Royal Air Force
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UK’s Final Poseidon MRA Mk1 MPA delivered to Royal Air Force

14 Jan 2022

The ninth and final Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft – ZP809 – has been delivered to RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland.

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A RAF Poseidon MPA Has Released A Torpedo For The First Time
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A RAF Poseidon MPA Has Released A Torpedo For The First Time

06 Aug 2021

In a training flight conducted over the Moray Firth a Poseidon (P-8A) aircraft operated by 120 Squadron, based at RAF Lossiemouth, dropped a recoverable exercise variant of the Mark 54 Lightweight Torpedo, simulating an attack on a submarine.

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PMA-271 Purchased A Retired RAF E-3D To Be Used As An E-6B Mercury Pilot Training Aircraft
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PMA-271 Purchased A Retired RAF E-3D To Be Used As An E-6B Mercury Pilot Training Aircraft

04 Aug 2021

The Airborne Strategic Command, Control, and Communications Program Office (PMA-271) purchased a retired Royal Air Force E-3D for $15 million that will be used as an E-6B Mercury pilot training aircraft.

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Boeing To Support RAF Poseidon Fleet For Next Five Years
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Boeing To Support RAF Poseidon Fleet For Next Five Years

08 Jul 2021

Boeing and the UK Ministry of Defence have signed an agreement for Boeing to support the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) fleet of Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft and train the crews that operate them.

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RAF F-35Bs from HMS Queen Elizabeth deployed on Exercise Atlantic Trident
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RAF F-35Bs from HMS Queen Elizabeth deployed on Exercise Atlantic Trident

27 May 2021

RAF F-35B fighters from the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth have been flying in a major international air exercise for the first time since the Carrier Strike Group sailed from the UK on its seven-month long deployment.

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First 3 RAF Poseidon MPA are Now at their Lossiemouth Home Base in Scotland
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First 3 RAF Poseidon MPA are Now at their Lossiemouth Home Base in Scotland

15 Oct 2020

On October 13, ZP802 ‘City of Elgin’ was the first of the submarine-hunting aircraft to ...

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UK’s Poseidon MRA1 Tracks Russian Patrol Vessel in 1st Operation Mission
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UK’s Poseidon MRA1 Tracks Russian Patrol Vessel in 1st Operation Mission

09 Aug 2020

A Royal Air Force P-8A Poseidon (Poseidon MRA1) Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) completed its first operational mission this week shadowing a Russian vessel in the North Sea near to UK waters.

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RAF Poseidon MRA Mk1 MPA reaches Initial Operating Capability
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RAF Poseidon MRA Mk1 MPA reaches Initial Operating Capability

03 Apr 2020

The Royal Air Force has formally declared an Initial Operating Capability (IOC) of its brand-new Poseidon MRA Mk1 Maritime Patrol Aircraft. The UK’s Poseidon fleet, currently comprising of two aircraft with seven more to be delivered, strengthens our maritime security, helping to protect our people and our interests, at home and overseas.

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2nd Poseidon MRA Mk1 MPA Touched Down in the UK
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2nd Poseidon MRA Mk1 MPA Touched Down in the UK

14 Mar 2020

"City of Elgin", the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) second submarine-hunting Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), has touched down in the UK on March 13, 2020. The first aircraft "Pride of Moray" reached the UK for the first time in February.

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RAF’s first Poseidon MRA Mk1 touched down in UK
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RAF’s first Poseidon MRA Mk1 touched down in UK

04 Feb 2020

The RAF’s new submarine-hunting Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) has touched down for the first time in the UK. The aircraft is the first of a new £3 billion programme, including the purchase of nine state-of-the-art Poseidon jets, which will improve the UK’s ability to track hostile targets below and above the waves.

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