Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA)

Air Europe 

Royal Air Force’s P-8A Poseidon Fleet Achieves Initial Operating Capability

April 3, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Boeing P-8 Poseidon, Kinloss Barracks, Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), No. 120 (CXX) Squadron RAF, Royal Air Force (RAF), UK

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has formally declared an Initial Operating Capability (IOC) of its brand-new Poseidon MRA Mk1

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Air Americas 

Boeing Receives $1.5 Billion P-8A Poseidon Contract

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Boeing, Boeing P-8 Poseidon, Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), New Zealand, Republic of Korea Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), South Korea, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

The U.S. Navy awarded Boeing a $1.5 billion production contract for the next 18 P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, the

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Air Asia-Pacific 

Australia Set to Order Second MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft

March 15, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Australia, Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), Northrop Grumman, Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), USA

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has announced that Northrop Grumman will be awarded a sole source contract modification for

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Air Americas 

NORAD F-22s Intercept Two Pairs of Russian Tu-142s Entering Alaskan ADIZ

March 14, 2020March 14, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Alaska, Alaskan ADIZ, Fighter aircraft, Ice Exercise (ICEX), Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), Russia, Tupolev Tu-142, USA

The U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jets intercepted two pairs of Russian Tu-142 maritime reconnaissance aircraft entering the Alaskan

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Air Europe 

Second Royal Air Force P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft Arrives in UK

March 13, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Boeing P-8 Poseidon, Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), Royal Air Force (RAF), UK

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF)’s second P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, ZP802 “City of Elgin”, arrived at Kinloss Barracks

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Air Europe 

Russian MOD Releases Video of Typhoon Intercepting its Tu-142 Aircraft

March 8, 2020March 8, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Eurofighter Typhoon, Fighter aircraft, Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), Royal Air Force (RAF), Russia, Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS), Tupolev Tu-142

The Russian Ministry of Defence has released a video showing its Tu-142 “Bear-F” long-range anti-submarine warfare aircraft being intercepted by

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Air Americas 

Boeing Awarded $800 Million in Support of Lot 11 P-8A Aircraft Production

March 7, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Boeing, Boeing P-8 Poseidon, Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), New Zealand, Republic of Korea Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), South Korea, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

Boeing is awarded an advanced acquisition modification, worth $800 million, by the U.S. Navy in support of lot 11 production

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Asia-Pacific Misc 

U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon Aircraft Lased by Chinese PLA Navy Destroyer

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Boeing P-8 Poseidon, China, Hohhot (161), Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft was lased by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy destroyer, Hohhot

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Air Americas 

Canada’s First Block IV-Modified CP-140 Aurora Aircraft Begins Initial Flight Tests

February 22, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aurora Incremental Modernization Project (AIMP), Canada, Lockheed CP-140 Aurora, Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)’s first Block IV-modified CP-140 Aurora maritime patrol aircraft has begun initial flight test assessments

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Asia-Pacific Deployments 

Australia to Deploy P-8A Poseidon to Enforce UNSC Sanctions on North Korea

February 21, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Australia, Boeing P-8 Poseidon, Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), North Korea, Operation ARGOS (Aus), Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Sanctions, UN Security Council

Australia is deploying a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft in support of the international effort

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