P8 program

The contract includes eight aircraft for the U. First of nine P-8A Poseidon aircraft completes assembly and makes its first flight. Next stop: addition of military systems. Leveraging worldwide logistics, maintenance and training support systems, Boeing provides superior sustainment solutions to support the unparalleled capabilities of the P-8 aircraft.

Joint support teams result in improved readiness through rapid issues resolution, reliability improvement and top degrader management. Learn more Boeing Defense Maritime Surveillance P P-8 Gallery.

P-8 Feature Stories. Learn More. On 10 June , a DoD Inspector General IG report noted that the Navy should delay full-rate production for the P-8, as they lack critical information necessary about whether the aircraft meets operational requirements to perform primary missions. Additional testing also needs to be completed to guarantee a year lifespan for the airframe. The test was to validate the weapons' hardware and software integration onto the aircraft.

On 1 July , a U. Deliveries from the fourth lot will raise the fleet to 37 aircraft by the end of The contract also funds long-lead parts to build 16 P-8As for the first full-rate production lot, scheduled to be awarded in Full-rate production has been delayed until the aircraft demonstrates it can survive its year lifespan without structural fatigue, overcome mission-limited deficiencies, track surface ships, and perform other primary missions.

As of September [update] it is intended to replace all of the Navy's P-3s with P-8As by , but sequestration may delay this by two years. Boeing approached the U. The main distinguishing feature of the P-8 AGS is pod-mounted radar, fixed to the lower centerline of the fuselage; the pod is lowered so the engine nacelles do not interrupt the radar's line of sight. Two aft ventral fins on lower aft provide stability for the aircraft.

An initial decision on the AOA was expected in September The P-8 is a militarized version of the with based wings. The P-8 has a strengthened fuselage and ER-style raked wingtips , instead of the blended winglets available on NG variants. None of these crew stations have windows. One observer window is located on each side of the forward cabin. The aircraft also includes six additional body fuel tanks for extended range from Marshall Aerospace ; three of the tanks are located in the forward cargo compartment and three in the rear.

In-flight refueling is via a receptacle on top of the forward fuselage, just aft of the cockpit. This receptacle will receive a flying boom that is typically used to refuel US Air Force aircraft, as opposed to the hose-and-drogue system used by other US Navy aircraft. In order to power the additional electronics, the P-8 has a kVA electric generator on each engine instead of the 90kVA generator found on civilian s. This required a redesign of the nacelles and their mountings to the wings.

Because of the cancellation of Lockheed Martin's Aerial Common Sensor project, Boeing will propose a signals intelligence variant of the P-8 to service the requirement for the U. In February , the P-8 made its mission debut during " Bold Alligator " , an annual littoral warfare exercise.

Navy P-8s may rotate through American allies such as "the Philippines or Thailand to help those nations with maritime domain awareness. The U. The communications system will enable exchange of tactical data and messages between Indian Navy aircraft, ships and shore establishments. Boeing will install the system during P-8I final assembly. Flight testing of P-8Is began in July , [73] with deliveries planned to start in However, the UK has indicated it is not interested in a "silver bullet" solution like the P United States.

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Walker, Jr. Walker, Ph. Continuous water-balance and mass-balance calculations are performed on a user-defined system consisting of the following elements: - Watersheds nonpoint source areas, up to 24 in Version 2. Version 1. Corrected reporting of total rainfall over simulation period on menu screen.