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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Boeing Assessing Effect Of Advanced Sensor On P-8 Life

P-8A Poseidon |Boeing is to receive a U.S. Navy contract to conduct additional fatigue testing on the P-8A Poseidon to determine the effects on airframe life of carrying the Raytheon Advanced Aerial Sensor (AAS) long-range, high-resolution surveillance radar.

The AAS is a dual-sided, active, electronically scanned array radar with a 40-ft.-long antenna housed in a pod mounted on a trapeze under the forward fuselage.

The radar is designed to be carried on P-8As fitted with structural provisions for the pod.

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