Aerospace & Defense News - Defense North America.
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Boeing Boeing is considering smaller P-8 aircraft. Boeing is weighing whether to scale down its P-8 aircraft for markets that may not need all of the Poseidon maritime aircraft-s features. "P-8 has tremendous capabilities, but not every country has requirements for anti-submarine warfare or torpedoes," said Jeff Kohler, vice president at Boeing Military Aircraft. "The U.S. Navy is working with us to improve essentially something you can scale into different-size aircraft." The P-8A Poseidon is a true multi-mission platform. On board P-8A, all sensors contribute to a single fused tactical situation display, which is then shared over both military standard and internet protocol data links, allowing for seamless delivery of information amongst U.S. and coalition forces. As an armed platform, P-8A independently closes the kill chain, while simultaneously providing data to everyone on the network. The P-8A is the latest military derivative aircraft to benefit from a culture of technical innovation and the One Boeing approach to manufactur...See the full content of this document
