A P-8A of VP-16 dropping a Mark 46 torpedo Crew on board an Indian Navy P-8I searching for missing airliner MH370. Data from United States Navy, [220] [221] Boeing, [38] and others [37] General characteristics. Crew: Flight: two; Mission: seven; Capacity: 19,800 lb (9,000 kg) Length: 129 ft 5 in (39.47 m) Wingspan: 123 ft 6 in (37.64 m)

On Nov. 20, 2023, a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft 169561 YD-561, belonging to the VP-4 “Skinny Dragons” based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, ended in water...

Crew: Nine. A militarized version of the Boeing 737 commercial aircraft, the P-8A Poseidon is intended to replace the U.S. Navy’s ageing P-3 Orion fleet as the service’s front-line...

2023年11月28日 · A U.S. Navy P-8A aircraft overshot a runway and landed in the water in Hawaii, according to CNN. There were no casualties among the crew, the outlet reported.

2023年11月24日 · The P-8A crew, assigned to Whidbey Island, Washington-based Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 “Skinny Dragons,” was on a detachment in support of maritime homeland defense. There were nine crewmembers on...

2021年4月23日 · The P-8A Poseidon is the U.S. Navy's multi-mission maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft. The P-8A conducts anti-submarine warfare; anti-surface warfare; intelligence, surveillance and ...

The P-8A Poseidon, the U.S. Navy's maritime patrol aircraft, is capable of broad-area, maritime and littoral operations, and search and rescue. Operating with a smaller crew, yet delivering an...

2023年8月25日 · P-8A Poseidon is a multi-mission maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft used to conduct long-range maritime and littoral operations, search and rescue missions. It has intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, anti-submarine warfare …

2023年11月21日 · Boeing P-8A Poseidon (737-8FV) 169561 (coded YD-561), operated by VP-4 "The Skinny Dragons", overshot runway 22 and ditched into Kaneohe Bay when landing at Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Air Station (Marion E Carl Field) (NGF/PHNG), Kaneohe, Hawaii. The aircraft came to rest in the water with most of the cabin above the water surface.

The P-8A Poseidon is Australia’s proven multi-mission maritime patrol aircraft. No. 92 Wing currently commands 12 P-8A aircraft which are operated by No. 11 and No. 292 Squadrons at RAAF Base Edinburgh.

2019年8月22日 · - The P-8A radar provides an effective, all-weather surface target search and detection capability at short to medium ranges for all maritime surface targets and at longer ranges for larger target vessels. - P-8A sensors effectively support surface surveillance operations and cue other Navy surveillance and strike platforms.

2023年10月16日 · All-female flights – especially ones including female ground crew and maintenance – are rare in Navy aviation, recognized as a particularly male-dominated field in the service.

Four P-8As were ordered in March 2019. The RNZAF is planning to operate the type for at least 30 years. In September 2020, the inaugural Royal New Zealand Air Force crew for the P-8A graduated training at Jacksonville, Florida. This crew will then qualify as instructors to train the first RNZAF crews back in New Zealand.

The P-8A Poseidon is the only multi-mission aircraft currently in service and in production that is able to meet Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft (CMMA) requirements with its advanced anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASuW), and intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities – in addition to search and rescue ...

Specifications (P-8A) Data from U.S. Navy P-8A Fact File, and Boeing. General characteristics. Crew: Flight: 2; Mission: 7; Length: 129 ft 5 in (39.47 m) Wingspan: 123 ft 6 in (37.64 m) Height: 42 ft 1 in (12.83 m) Empty weight: 138,300 lb (62,730 kg) Max. takeoff weight: 189,200 lb (85,820 kg) Powerplant: 2 × CFM56-7B turbofan, 27,000 lbf ...

2023年5月6日 · Performance specifications includes an airspeed of 565 miles per hour, a service ceiling up to 41,000 feet and a range of 1,200 nautical miles with the ability to remain some four hours on station. The standard operating crew is nine and includes two pilots and up to seven mission specialists.

The P-8 conducts anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASUW), and shipping interdiction, along with an electronic signals intelligence (ELINT) role. This involves carrying torpedoes, depth charges, SLAM-ER missiles, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, and other weapons.

The P-8A Poseidon is the only multi-mission aircraft currently in service and in production that is able to meet Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft (CMMA) requirements with its advanced anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASuW), and intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities – in addition to search and rescue ...

2022年8月31日 · BAE Systems’ CSMCW is now qualified for the P-8A Poseidon Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft – greatly enhancing the aircraft’s mission capability. The qualification follows a successful test flight of the first combat system-capable P-8A test aircraft in June 2022.

It was not until 16 November 2016 that the RAAF flew their own P-8A with crew from No 11 Squadron. Both Nos 11 and 292 Squadrons, based at RAAF Base Edinburgh in South Australia, fly the P-8A. The size of the P-8A’s fuel tanks allow for non-stop flights greater than 2,000km, but its ability to be refuelled air-to-air enables flights of a ...