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Thursday, March 08, 2012

Boeing Delivers 1st P-8A Poseidon Production Aircraft to US Navy

[P-8A Poseidon]Boeing on March 4 officially delivered the first production P-8A Poseidon aircraft to the U.S. Navy in Seattle.

The P-8A is the first of 13 anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft Boeing will deliver as part of a low-rate initial production (LRIP) contract awarded in 2011.

“Delivering this capability to the warfighter is the ultimate goal and we’re proud to be able to meet our commitment and hand over the P-8A ‘keys’ to the Navy fleet,” said Chuck Dabundo, Boeing vice president and P-8 program manager.

“This is a great day for Boeing, our supplier teammates and our Navy customer.”

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