Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) Archives

U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers

U.S. Air Force B-52H Strategic Bombers Train with U.S. Navy P-8A Patrol Aircraft Over East China Sea

August 7, 2018August 7, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Boeing P-8 Poseidon, Continuous Bomber Presence (CBP), East China Sea, Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), Strategic bomber, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

Two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers participated in a joint training mission with two U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon

Air Asia-Pacific Missiles

Australia’s P-8A Poseidon Aircraft Fires its First Harpoon Missile During Exercise RIMPAC 18

July 22, 2018July 22, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments AGM-84 Harpoon, Anti-ship missile, Australia, Boeing P-8 Poseidon, Exercise RIMPAC, Harpoon missile, Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

The Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft has successfully fired its first Harpoon missile during Exercise

Air Middle East

Israel Aerospace Industries to Introduce ASW Capabilities in its Maritime Heron Remotely Piloted Aircraft

July 21, 2018July 21, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Anti-submarine warfare (ASW), IAI Heron, Israel, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Magnetic Anomaly Detector (MAD), Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), Sonobuoy, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV)

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is upgrading the potential of its maritime Heron Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) with anti-submarine warfare (ASW)

Air Europe

Airbus Evaluates Military Multi-Mission Version of its A320neo Airliner Designated A320M3A

July 20, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus, Airbus A320M3A, Airbus A320neo, Anti-submarine warfare (ASW), Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA)

Airbus is evaluating a military multi-mission version of its A320neo commercial airliner, designated A320M3A, which can perform ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and

Europe HLS

Leonardo Signs Contract to Supply ATR 72MP Aircraft to Italian Customs Police

July 13, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments ATR 72, ATR 72MP, Italian Guardia di Finanza (GdF), Italy, Leonardo, Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA)

Leonardo has signed a contract to supply an ATR 72MP aircraft to the Italian Customs Police (Guardia di Finanza, GdF)and

Air Asia-Pacific Naval

New Zealand Announces Purchase of Four Boeing P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft

July 9, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Boeing P-8 Poseidon, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), New Zealand, No. 5 Squadron RNZAF, RNZAF Base Ohakea, Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF)

New Zealand has agreed to purchase four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft through the United States’ Foreign Military Sales

Air Asia-Pacific

India Donates HAL-built Dornier Do 228 Surveillance Aircraft To Seychelles Air Force

June 28, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Dornier Do 228, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), India, Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), Seychelles, Seychelles Air Force (SAF)

Indian government has donated a second HAL-built Dornier Do 228 aircraft to Seychelles boosting the maritime surveillance and patrol capabilities

Air Asia-Pacific

Australia to Procure Six MQ-4C Triton Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft Systems from the U.S.

June 27, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Australia, Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV)

The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) officially announced its plan to purchase six Northrop Grumman-built MQ-4C Triton surveillance Unmanned Aircraft