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Boeing P-8 Poseidon
Sign in to saveAlso known as Boeing P8, Poseidon, P8 Poseidon, MMA, Poseidon Patrol Aircraft, P-8I Neptune, Multimission Maritime Aircraft
maritime patrol aircraft family by Boeing
Key facts
- Type
- Maritime patrol aircraft
- National origin
- United States
- Manufacturer
- Boeing
- Status
- In service
- Primary users
- United States Navy Royal Australian Air Force Indian Navy Royal Air Force
- Number built
- 187 as of 31 January 2026
- Manufactured
- 2009–present
- Introduction date
- November 2013
- First flight
- 25 April 2009
- Developed from
- Boeing 737 Next Generation
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Operator
- Royal New Zealand Air Force
- Country of origin
- United States
- Mass
- 85820
- Manufacturer
- Boeing Defense, Space & Security
- Image
- P-8A Poseidon VX-20 Squadron.jpg
- Height
- 12.83
- Length
- 39.47
- Has use
- anti-surface warfare
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- Commons category
- Boeing P-8 Poseidon
- first flight
- 2009-04-25
- wingspan
- 37.64
- service entry
- 2013-11-00
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Encyclopedic overview
The Boeing P-8 Poseidon is an American maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft developed and produced by Boeing Defense, Space & Security. It was developed for the United States Navy as a derivative of the civilian Boeing 737 Next Generation airliner.
The P-8 operates in anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASUW), and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) roles. It is armed with torpedoes, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, and other weapons, can drop and monitor sonobuoys, and can operate in conjunction with other assets, including the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton maritime surveillance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
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