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Thursday, June 09, 2011

Boeing on track as it looks to further P-8

P-8A PoseidonThe last of the six test aircraft that are the lead in for the US Navy's (USN's) P-8 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) programme is currently at Boeing's Pugent Sound facility near Seattle going through final mission system integration and validation.

T-6 is the project's production representative aircraft and is one of three aircraft that will go on to begin the operational test programme for the aircraft next year.

Initial operational capability is then targeted at 2013.

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