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Boeing: contract signed with US Navy for the sale of further 7 P-8A Poseidon aircraft (VIDEO)

Seattle, USA - US Navy will replace its P-3 fleet with 117 of these

Yesterday, Boeing announced that it has received a 1.7 billion dollars low-rate initial production (LRIP) award from the US Navy for seven additional P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft. The LRIP-II contract is the follow-on to an initial LRIP-I contract awarded in January to provide six Poseidon aircraft. Overall, the Navy plans to purchase 117 Boeing 737-based P-8A anti-submarine warfare,...

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Rome, Italy, 11/10/2011 16:05
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