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Friday, January 21, 2011

Sub-killer Boeing Poseidon, 737’s ‘lethal twin,’ passes key test


Boeing Co. said that its P-8A Poseidon passed a key series of tests this month and “performed as expected.”

The Navy is slated to buy 117 of the maritime and patrol aircraft, in a deal valued at $40 billion. Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) P-8A aircraft contains sophisticated detection equipment and weaponry that are designed to find and sink submarines that could threaten aircraft carriers.

The latest testing included 154 different full-scale static tests of the airplane’s structural integrity.

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