P-8 Poseidon Competes for Multi-Mission Aircraft, Anti-Sub, Intel Mission
Boeing has announced its entry into the running for the Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft project to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force fleet of CP-140 Aurora aircraft and enhance its anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. It's horse in the race is the venerable P-8 Poseidon, a common selection for long-range maritime patrol aircraft. The P-8 has logged nearly half a million mishap free flight-hours over its service life so far, flying for the U.S., the Commonwealth, India, Norway, South Korea, and Germany. Its development on the Boeing 737NG platform brings superb parts commonality with a widespread, rel