July 15, 2025 - It’s interesting to note that the Indian Navy variant of the P8 does have a MAD Tail. ... I understand that the USN decided not to integrate MAD in order to save weight and instead go for a US version of the Brit invention ‘Sniffer’ (or Autolycus as it was known on the old AVRO Shackleton’s).

December 12, 2025 - The Boeing P-8 Poseidon is a multimission maritime patrol aircraft excelling at anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, maritime domain awareness, and search and rescue.

2 weeks ago - ↑ "Navy inducts Boeing Poseidon-8I to tighten coastal security". The Times of India. 15 May 2013. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 September 2025. ↑ "Boeing Delivers 2nd P-8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft to India" (Press release). Boeing. 15 November 2013. Archived from the original on 11 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025. ↑ "Indian Navy receives second P8I ...

The Boeing P-8 Poseidon is a multi-mission maritime patrol aircraft excelling at anti-submarine warfare; anti-surface warfare; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; Maritime Domain Awareness; and search and rescue.

With state of the art technology, developed specifically for the Poseidon, such as synthetic aperture radar, an electro and optical infrared sensor turret, and increased acoustic capability, the aircraft conducts concurrent passive and active processing.

June 3, 2026 - Unlike its turboprop predecessor, the Poseidon is optimized for high-altitude transit and wide-area surveillance, enabling it to quickly cover large patrol areas and respond to emerging threats across entire theaters of operation.

July 1, 2025 - The P-8A Poseidon is a multi-mission maritime patrol aircraft. Learn about its advanced anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare capabilities.

August 25, 2023 - The Australian Government announced the acquisition of eight P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in February 2014 for $4bn, with an option for four additional aircraft.

July 21, 2021 - The Poseidon can already operate in conjunction with the MQ-4C Triton maritime surveillance unmanned aerial vehicle. The AN/APY-10 radar of the aircraft can detect an object with a cross-sectional area of 54 square meters in sea state 3. It can also see an object with a cross-sectional radar area of 10,000 square meters from a range of 370 kilometers.

2 weeks ago - The Boeing P-8 Poseidon is a 737-800 rebuilt to hunt submarines: 129 sonobuoys, Mk 54 torpedoes, a nine-person crew. Specs, cost and fleet size.

June 21, 2025 - The Increment 3 Block 2 modifications outfit the P-8A Poseidon with the full ASW, ASuW and ISR capabilities

January 7, 2024 - The aircraft features 11 internal and external hardpoints for weapons.

February 26, 2014 - The P-8A has workstations with universal multi-function displays, and ready accommodation for additional workstations and workload sharing. The Poseidon is armed with an internal five-station weapons bay, four wing pylons, two centerline pylons, all supported by digital stores management allowing for carriage of joint missiles, torpedoes and mines.

October 5, 2025 - The P-8 Poseidon is a patrol aircraft and (scouting or) reconnaissance aircraft. It is made by the American company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security. It was developed for the U.S. Navy. One of its (main jobs or) roles is anti-submarine warfare. It can work together with the drone, MQ-4C Triton ...

The Boeing P-8 Poseidon stands out due to its advanced multi-mission capabilities, including anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASuW), intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR), and search and rescue operations. Derived from the Boeing 737-800ERX, it combines commercial ...

June 4, 2023 - According to Boeing, the P-8 has two variants: The P-8I and the P-8A. The P-8I is only flown by the Indian Navy while the P-8A Poseidon flown by the US Navy, the UK's Royal Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, the Royal Norwegian Air Force and Royal New Zealand Air Force.

The P-8A Poseidon is based on the Boeing B737-800, modified to enable the latest maritime surveillance and attack capabilities.

June 22, 2026 - The P-8A’s core capabilities are well suited to the range surveillance and clearance mission. In an unmodified form, the Poseidon’s other sensors might be capable of gathering additional visual and other data during testing, as well.

June 9, 2025 - U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon, maritime patrol, ISR, anti-submarine warfare, and surface surveillance. Exactly the kind of ambiguity worth watching. ... How do surveillance planes such as the P8 Poseidon, Dornier 228, actually conduct surveillance exactly?

August 17, 2024 - The MMP, currently being tested on the P-8, was internally funded by Boeing and is intended to carry sensors that are not organic to the Poseidon. We might have got the first ever look at the new Multi-Mission Pod (MMP) for the P-8A Poseidon ...