Boeing P-8A approved to launch production

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/08/13/346153/boeing-p-8a-approved-to-launch-production.html



NAVAIR plans to buy a total of 117 P-8A Poseidons through Fiscal 2018 as one-half of the plan to replace about 225 Lockheed Martin P-3C Orions. The navy also plans to buy the Northrop Grumman RQ-4N broad area maritime surveillance (BAMS), an unmanned system that will serve as an adjunct to the P-8A.

The P-8A is a military version of Boeing's 737-800 airliner. Changes include the wings from the -900ER model and the addition of a weapons bay as well as sensors and launchers for sonobuoys.