Internationale MPA ontwikkelingen

[Harald]

Boeing offers P-8A to replace Canada's CP-140 patrol fleet

Boeing's offer comes as the US Navy has stopped purchasing new P-8As for the foreseeable future.

Boeing will offer the P-8A Poseidon, a long-range maritime patrol aircraft currently flown by several militaries, to the Canadian Royal Air Force as a replacement for the CP-140 Aurora aircraft, the company announced today.

The CP-140 Aurora, built and first flown by Lockheed Martin in the late 1970s, is based off the P-3 Orion. The Canadian Royal Air Force recently published a request for information to replace the Aurora with a "Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft," according to a Feb. 10 Boeing statement. The P-8 is flown by military aviators from the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, India, Norway, South Korea and Germany.

"The range, speed, and endurance of the P-8 makes it the perfect platform to monitor Canada's northern and maritime approaches and the P-8 will ensure allied interoperability to meet Canada's security commitments. Coupled with a robust industrial partnership plan, Boeing's offer will build on its successful record of contributing to Canada's economic growth throughout the life of the CMMA program," Tim Flood, a Boeing executive, said in the statement.

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https://breakingdefense.com/2022/02/boeing-offers-p-8a-to-replace-canadas-cp-140-patrol-fleet/

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UK receives final Poseidon MMA

11 JANUARY 2022

by Gareth Jennings

The United Kingdom has received its ninth and final Boeing P-8A Poseidon MRA1 maritime multimission aircraft (MMA), with ZP809 arriving at Royal Air Force (RAF) Lossiemouth in Scotland on 11 January.

The milestone brings to an end a two-year delivery run that began with the arrival of ZP801 Pride of Moray in February 2020. Since then, ZP802 City of Elgin, ZP803 Terence Bulloch DSO DFC, ZP804 Spirit of Reykjavik, ZP805 Fulmar, ZP806 Guernsey's Reply, ZP807 William Barker VC, and ZP808 have all been received. The names for ZP808 and ZP809 have not yet been announced by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

In UK service, the Poseidon is operated by 201 and 120 squadrons, with 54 Squadron serving as the operational conversion unit. Delivery of all nine Poseidon MRA1s is a major milestone in the reconstitution of the UK's airborne maritime patrol capability, which was put on hold in 2010 with the retirement of BAE Systems' Nimrod MR2 and the cancellation of its Nimrod MRA4 replacement.

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https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/uk-receives-final-poseidon-mma#:~:text=The%20United%20Kingdom%20has%20received,in%20Scotland%20on%2011%20January.



https://twitter.com/BoeingUK/status/1480937355762671622

[ARM-WAP]

De kans dat in Europa nog een "tegenhanger/equivalent" van de P-8 wordt ontwikkeld, acht ik nu zeer klein geworden.
Nochtans...
De recente aankopen van UK, NO en nu ook DE tonen aan dat er vraag/een afzetmogeljkheid is/was.
De Fransen mogen dit gebrek aan inzicht op hun konto schrijven.

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Boeing Delivers First P-8A Poseidon to Norway

Aircraft is the first of five ordered by Norway and the 142nd P-8 aircraft delivered to global customers

SEATTLE, Nov. 18, 2021 – The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) today accepted the first of five Boeing [NYSE: BA] P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft that will be operated by the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF).

"Norway is responsible for large maritime areas in a strategically important part of the world, and the new P-8A Poseidon will represent a tremendous improvement in our ability to both protect our sovereignty and understand developments in these areas. Today's delivery of our first P-8A is an important milestone in the modernization of Norway's maritime patrol aircraft capability," said Mette Sørfonden, director general of the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency.  "I'm very pleased that the NDMA will soon be able to provide the Norwegian Armed Forces with a whole new generation of aircraft that will play an important role in preserving our national security for many years to come."

Norway's first P-8A aircraft, named Vingtor, was delivered to the NDMA during a ceremony at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington. The milestone comes four years after the NDMA entered into an agreement with the U.S. Navy for the P-8A, and two years before the new aircraft are scheduled to begin taking over maritime patrol duties in Norway's high north.

"We're honored to provide this unmatched, multimission maritime patrol capability to Norway," said Stu Voboril, vice president and program manager, P-8 Programs. "Norway joins seven other global customers that have selected or already operate the P-8 and benefit greatly from its long-range maritime surveillance and anti-submarine warfare capabilities. We look forward to enhancing our continued and enduring partnership with the U.S. Navy and the Royal Norwegian Air Force, and supporting the future fleet's sustainment and training needs."

Norway's four remaining aircraft are all in advanced stages of production and will be delivered to the NDMA in 2022. The five P-8As will replace the RNoAF current fleet of six P-3 Orions and two DA-20 Jet Falcons and will be operated by 333 Squadron at Evenes Air Station.

Norwegian companies Nammo, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, Andoya Space and Berget currently have agreements with Boeing that are part of a tailored industrial cooperation plan related to Norway's acquisition of five P-8A aircraft. Boeing continues to work with the NDMA and Norwegian industry to expand that plan and support economic growth throughout Norway.

The delivery to Norway also marks the 142nd P-8 aircraft delivered to global customers, including the U.S. Navy, the Royal Australian Air Force, the Indian Navy and the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force. First deliveries to New Zealand, Korea and Germany will take place in 2022, 2023 and 2024 respectively.

To date, the global operating P-8 fleet has amassed more than 400,000 mishap-free flight hours. The P-8 is a long-range anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft capable of broad-area, maritime and littoral operations. In addition, the P-8 performs humanitarian and search and rescue missions around the globe.

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=130972

[Harald]

Boeing awarded contract for five P-8A aircraft for German Navy

On September 28, the U.S. Navy awarded Boeing a production contract for five P-8A Poseidon aircraft for Germany. First deliveries are slated to begin in 2024 when the P-8A Poseidon will eventually replace Germany's fleet of P-3C Orion aircraft.

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https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/september/10745-boeing-awarded-contract-for-five-p-8a-aircraft-for-german-navy.html

[silvester herc]

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Torpedo first for Royal Air Force Poseidon sub-hunter

https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/torpedo-first-for-royal-air-force-poseidon-sub-hunter/

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India receives another Neptune MMA

13 JULY 2021

by Gareth Jennings

India has received another Boeing P-8I Neptune maritime multimission aircraft (MMA) to add to the nine already delivered.


The tenth P-8I Neptune for the Indian Navy departs Boeing's production facility near Seattle, Washington. (Boeing)

The manufacturer announced on 13 July that the tenth P-8I was formally handed over to the Indian Navy from its Renton production facility near Seattle, Washington.

The P-8I is the Indian-specific variant of the P-8A Poseidon flown by the US Navy and international customers. The P-8I differs slightly from the P-8A in that it is equipped with an aft-facing radar (that operates independently of the forward-facing Raytheon AN/APY-10 surface search sensor), providing full-hemisphere coverage and an aerial target-tracking capability. A magnetic anomaly detection (MAD) system is also fitted in place of the Multistatic Active Coherent (MAC) capability to enable the detection of submerged submarines.

India became the first export customer for the P-8 when it signed for eight P-8Is in 2009 to replace its Russian-built Tupolev Tu‐142Ms that were acquired in 1988. Deliveries commenced in 2013, since when the fleet has surpassed 30,000 flight hours.

In 2016 India ordered a further four aircraft to take its total up to 12 (this latest delivery is the second aircraft from this follow-on batch), and earlier in 2021 was given approved by the US government to buy a further six. "This proposed sale of an additional six P-8I aircraft will allow the Indian Navy to expand its maritime surveillance aircraft capability for the next 30 years," the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said at the time of the approval in April.

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https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/india-receives-another-neptune-mma

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@Luftforsvaret

Meet Vingtor, Norway's first P-8 maritime surveillance aircraft, @Boeing, Seattle. With Norwegian marks, tail number, and «the saint» on the tail that has followed the squadron for years, originated from the popular detective series. In early 2022 the first aircraft will arrive

https://twitter.com/Luftforsvaret/status/1413467617973657603

[Parera]

Boeing Rolls Out Norway's First P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/07/boeing-rolls-out-norways-first-p-8a-poseidon-maritime-patrol-aircraft/

[Reinier]

Er wordt €140 miljoen per maand uit gegeven aan testen voor toegang, er is een kleine €2 miljard gereserveerd (voor die onzin). VWS is de bonnetjes kwijt voor besteding van €5.1 mld. Sjacheraar Sywert kreeg f#cking €100 miljoen voorgeschoten voor z'n mondkapjes  Vergeet niet dat alle tanks werden uitgerangeerd om €100 miljoen te besparen (...)
En dan zouden we geen geld hebben voor een paar vliegtuigen!? Geld is er zat, maar de wil is er niet. Het is een gotspe! 

Testen voor toegang kleine €2 mld wordt weg gepist in 6-12 mnd; daarvoor koop je 5 P8E en 2 vMMF volledig uitgerust waar het land 30 jaar lang van kan profiteren.

[silvester herc]

2 of 3 is wat mij betreft een 'poor man' oplossing en de investering niet waard, je wil tenslotte een aantal in kunnen zetten. We komen van 13 MPA's, ik zou blij zijn met een minimaal aantal van 6 tot 8.

ASW is op dit moment een ondergeschoven NAVO kindje en de belangen worden jaarlijks groter.

Helemaal mee eens maar je weet hoe de dames en heren in De Haag omgaan met defensie dus ik ging effe uit van een bescheiden aantal hoe meer hoe beter is ook mijn remedie !!

[jurrien visser (JuVi op Twitter)]

2 of 3 P8's voor NL heb je er samen met Duitser 7 a 8 kan je elkaar mooi aanvullen 

2 of 3 is wat mij betreft een 'poor man' oplossing en de investering niet waard, je wil tenslotte een aantal in kunnen zetten. We komen van 13 MPA's, ik zou blij zijn met een minimaal aantal van 6 tot 8.

ASW is op dit moment een ondergeschoven NAVO kindje en de belangen worden jaarlijks groter.

[silvester herc]

De Germanen betalen (aanschaf) €1.1 miljard voor 5 exemplaren = €220 mjn per P8A.

Aangezien we nog wel een gat hebben met de huidige begroting vs 2% van de afgesproken MAVO norm.... In theorie kunnen we bij het structureel dichten van dat gat alle KMD's een wensenlijstje laten maken.

2 of 3 P8's voor NL heb je er samen met Duitser 7 a 8 kan je elkaar mooi aanvullen 

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De RQ-9 Reapers zijn toch deels voor MPA aangeschaft!?

Als 306 Squadron dit al gaat doen, dan had men beter de MQ-9B Sky-/SeaGuardian kunnen aanschaffen. Deze is beter gebouwd voor inzet boven zee.