Navy Awards Contract to Boeing for Upgrade of P-8A’s Weapons and Sensors

The Boeing Co. has been awarded a $67.8 million contract modification to integrate high-altitude sensor and weapon capabilities into the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft.

Under the Naval Air Systems Command contract, Boeing will integrate the High-Altitude Antisubmarine Weapon Capability (HAAWC) and a Link 16 data link capability for network-enable weapons into the P-8A.

Although the P-8A is capable of anti-submarine warfare (ASW) at low altitudes, the Navy is integrating the new capabilities to enable it to conduct acoustic search and tracking and launch torpedoes from high altitudes upon achieving attack criteria.

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