<p>India has ordered eight P-8Is, a derivative of the American version, the first of which Boeing will deliver within 48 months of the contract being signed. The rest seven aircraft would be delivered by 2015, filling a wide gap in India's maritime reconnaissance capability, hit by crashes of its Russian built aircraft.<br /><br />The Indian RFP (request for proposal) which is awaiting a formal nod from the Cabinet Committee on Security calls for delivery of eight aircraft over a four-year period.<br /><br />Though the Indian version is a variant of the just rolled out P-8A Poseidon, Boeing officials said the mission system of the Indian aircraft have been made to address the unique requirements tailored by the Indian Navy.<br /><br />"In fact, the Indian variant of the world's newest aircraft leverages a great deal of the work done on the American aircraft," the officials said.<br /><br />Boeing officials also said though the two Navy's requirements differ and so do the mission systems, but the Indian variant efforts have been made to capture as much cost-savings as possible for the Indian Navy.<br /><br />P-8A, which was rolled out from Renton, Washington facility of Boeing, is a derivative of the Next-Generation 737-800, and is a long-range anti-submarine warfare, anti- surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft capable of broad-area, maritime and littoral operations.<br /><br />The US Navy is making a multi-billion investment to design and demonstrate the mission systems it requires to conduct the worldwide missions of the P-8A.</p>.<p>"The P-8A Poseidon will equip the US Navy with the most advanced multi-mission maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft in the world," said Jim Albaugh, president and CEO of Boeing Integrated Defence Systems.<br /><br />"The Poseidon is also the latest in a decades-long Boeing tradition of working closely with the Navy and other customers to deliver a wide range of platforms that meet their most critical mission requirements," he said.<br /><br />The first production contracted is expected in 2010. Boeing says that the Navy plans to buy 117 P-8As to replace its fleet of P-3C aircraft.<br /><br />Operational capability is scheduled for 2013.<br /><br />As the replacement for the Navy's P-3C Orion aircraft, the P-8A will provide greater payload capacity, significant growth potential, unprecedented flexibility and interoperability, and advanced mission systems, software and communications, Boeing said.<br /><br />"The P-8A programme is an outstanding example of evolutionary acquisition at work," said Capt. Mike Moran, U.S. Navy Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft programme manager.<br /><br />"The team has worked hard to stay on schedule and within cost in this development effort, and we all should be extremely proud of the results," he said.</p>
<p>India has ordered eight P-8Is, a derivative of the American version, the first of which Boeing will deliver within 48 months of the contract being signed. The rest seven aircraft would be delivered by 2015, filling a wide gap in India's maritime reconnaissance capability, hit by crashes of its Russian built aircraft.<br /><br />The Indian RFP (request for proposal) which is awaiting a formal nod from the Cabinet Committee on Security calls for delivery of eight aircraft over a four-year period.<br /><br />Though the Indian version is a variant of the just rolled out P-8A Poseidon, Boeing officials said the mission system of the Indian aircraft have been made to address the unique requirements tailored by the Indian Navy.<br /><br />"In fact, the Indian variant of the world's newest aircraft leverages a great deal of the work done on the American aircraft," the officials said.<br /><br />Boeing officials also said though the two Navy's requirements differ and so do the mission systems, but the Indian variant efforts have been made to capture as much cost-savings as possible for the Indian Navy.<br /><br />P-8A, which was rolled out from Renton, Washington facility of Boeing, is a derivative of the Next-Generation 737-800, and is a long-range anti-submarine warfare, anti- surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft capable of broad-area, maritime and littoral operations.<br /><br />The US Navy is making a multi-billion investment to design and demonstrate the mission systems it requires to conduct the worldwide missions of the P-8A.</p>.<p>"The P-8A Poseidon will equip the US Navy with the most advanced multi-mission maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft in the world," said Jim Albaugh, president and CEO of Boeing Integrated Defence Systems.<br /><br />"The Poseidon is also the latest in a decades-long Boeing tradition of working closely with the Navy and other customers to deliver a wide range of platforms that meet their most critical mission requirements," he said.<br /><br />The first production contracted is expected in 2010. Boeing says that the Navy plans to buy 117 P-8As to replace its fleet of P-3C aircraft.<br /><br />Operational capability is scheduled for 2013.<br /><br />As the replacement for the Navy's P-3C Orion aircraft, the P-8A will provide greater payload capacity, significant growth potential, unprecedented flexibility and interoperability, and advanced mission systems, software and communications, Boeing said.<br /><br />"The P-8A programme is an outstanding example of evolutionary acquisition at work," said Capt. Mike Moran, U.S. Navy Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft programme manager.<br /><br />"The team has worked hard to stay on schedule and within cost in this development effort, and we all should be extremely proud of the results," he said.</p>
