The US Navy has Boeing a contract worth 3.1 billion euros to begin production of 14 P-8A Poseidon aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force and three additional P-8s for the German Navy. The aircraft were sold to the respective countries as part of a government-to-government sale; in Germany, ESG Elektroniksystem-und Logistik-GmbH and Lufthansa Technik are among the cooperation partners.
After the initial procurement of five P-8 aircraft in June 2021, Germany is now Germany is now procuring three more aircraft. The first of these is due to be delivered in 2025 to replace the country’s P-3 Orion fleet. In November 2023, Canada also announced its decision to procure the P-8A Poseidon to replace its current fleet of CP-140 Auroras. The first P-8A for Canada is expected to be delivered in 2026. https://militaeraktuell.at/russische-desinformation-destabilisiert-kriegsgebiete/ The Vice President and Program Manager of the P-8A program, Philip June, commented: “We are proud to add Canada to the list of international P-8 partners and expand the German fleet of maritime patrol aircraft. The Poseidon is a proven aircraft with more than 600,000 flight hours that will serve Canada and Germany well in a demanding security environment today and for decades to come.” Boeing is also partnering with companies in the region on this contract. While in Canada these are GE Aviation Canada, Honeywell Aerospace Canada and Raytheon Canada, in Germany partnerships have been entered into with ESG Elektroniksystem-und Logistik-GmbH and Lufthansa Technik. Last year, Boeing and CAE signed teaming agreements to expand cooperation on multi-mission platforms in Canada, Germany and Norway.
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