Войти

The Indian Navy received the tenth aircraft of the P-8I "Neptune" BPA"

2076
0
0
Image source: Фото: Boeing

TSAMTO, July 14. On July 13, Boeing announced the delivery of the 10th aircraft of the P-8I "Neptune" (the Indian version of the American P-8A "Poseidon") to the Indian Navy as part of the contract signed in 2016.

The aircraft are designed for information collection, surveillance and reconnaissance at sea, anti-submarine warfare, support of operations to assist victims of emergency situations, as well as performing humanitarian missions.

As reported by TSAMTO, the basic contract worth about $ 2.1 billion, providing for the supply of eight P-8I "Neptune" aircraft (the Indian designation of the American P-8A "Poseidon") and auxiliary equipment, was signed by the Government of India in January 2009. India became the first foreign customer of the aircraft. To date, all 8 P-8I of the first batch have been delivered, the aircraft are based at the Rajali Air Base (Arakonam, pcs.Tamil Nadu) and have been used since 2013.

In July 2016, a new contract worth $ 1.1 billion was signed, providing for the supply of four additional P-8I "Neptune". The first of these aircraft landed at the Khanza base of the Indian Navy on November 18, 2020.

At the moment, the total flight time of the Indian P-8I has exceeded 30 thousand flight hours.

In April 2021, the US State Department approved the potential supply of 6 more P-8I Poseidon base patrol aircraft, as well as related equipment and services, to India under the Foreign Military Sales program. The total cost of the sale may amount to $ 2.42 billion.

According to Boeing, it is currently completing the construction of a Training and Data Processing Support Center at the Rajali base and an auxiliary center at the Naval Institute of Aviation Technology (Kochi) as part of a training and support contract signed in 2019. Training on the territory of India will allow the crews of the country's Navy to improve their flight skills in a shorter time and reduce the training time.

The rights to this material belong to
The material is placed by the copyright holder in the public domain
  • The news mentions
Страны
Продукция
Компании
Проекты
Do you want to leave a comment? Register and/or Log in
ПОДПИСКА НА НОВОСТИ
Ежедневная рассылка новостей ВПК на электронный почтовый ящик
  • Discussion
    Update
  • 03.07 02:14
  • 9542
Without carrot and stick. Russia has deprived America of its usual levers of influence
  • 03.07 02:06
  • 5
"An order for hundreds of vehicles is possible": the Slovak Wolf 25 AD armored anti-drone vehicle is being tested in Ukraine
  • 03.07 02:02
  • 1
Ответ на "Утечки раскрыли тайный британский план “потопить весь Черноморский флот” (The Grayzone, США)"
  • 03.07 02:00
  • 1
В России заметили огневую точку с корабельной пушкой
  • 03.07 01:45
  • 1
Russia has issued a harsh ultimatum to Britain: "Openly hostile!" (Daily Express, UK)
  • 03.07 00:33
  • 1
В США оценили создающую проблемы для НАТО ракету России
  • 03.07 00:26
  • 1
Short bursts: new Kalashnikov assault rifles are being tested in the free zone
  • 03.07 00:03
  • 1
Bad news for NATO: Russia has a stockpile of Oreshnik missiles (infoBRICS, China)
  • 02.07 23:55
  • 1
Promising American Blackbeard GL rocket
  • 02.07 23:38
  • 1
Intellectual abilities of top military commanders
  • 02.07 23:25
  • 1
"Total collapse." What are the weaknesses in Ukraine's defense?
  • 02.07 23:14
  • 1
В зону СВО поступили плащи для маскировки бойцов
  • 02.07 21:35
  • 1096
Израиль "готовился не к той войне" — и оказался уязвим перед ХАМАС
  • 02.07 21:18
  • 0
Ответ на "В США впечатлились российским «всевидящим монстром»"
  • 02.07 19:10
  • 487
Претензии к администрации сайта