Navy Boeing P-8 maritime patrol jet to receive anti-submarine warfare (ASW) system upgrades

The U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon, a military maritime patrol version of the Boeing 737 single-aisle passenger jet, will receive anti-submarine warfare (ASW) system upgrades and support services under terms of a $7.2 million contract modification announced Monday.

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., awarded the contract modification to ERAPSCO Inc.

in Columbia City, Ind., for engineering and manufacturing development services in support of the P-8A's High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare (HAASW) system. The action involves an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.

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