Boeing P-8 Poseidon. WIKIPEDIA
CLARK AIRFORCE BASE, Pampanga -- Filipino military aircraft enthusiasts attending the aircraft display of Balikatan 2015 at Clark Air Force Base, Pampanga Saturday got a pleasant surprise as they got a first-hand look at the Boeing P-8 Poseidon, the latest maritime patrol and strike aircraft of the US Navy.
The P-8 was among the 12 or so American planes exhibited at
the runways of Clark Air Force Base.
The aircraft has been developed by Boeing Defense, Space and
Security, modified from the 737-800ERX.
The P-8 conducts anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface
warfare, and shipping interdiction, along with an electronic signals
intelligence role.
This involves carrying torpedoes, depth charges, SLAM-ER
missiles, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, and other weapons. It is able to drop and
monitor sonobuoys
The P-8 is the successor of the Lockheed P-3 Orion, another
US Navy maritime patrol and surveillance aircraft.
The latter aircraft was also on display at Clark Air Force
Base, Pampanga.
The Orion is a four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and
maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and
introduced in the 1960s.
Lockheed based it on the L-188 Electra commercial airliner.
The aircraft is easily recognizable by its distinctive tail
stinger or Mad Boom, used for the magnetic detection of submarines.
Over the years, the aircraft has seen numerous design
advancements, most notably to its electronics packages.
The P-3 Orion is still in use by numerous navies and air
forces around the world, primarily for maritime patrol, reconnaissance,
anti-surface warfare, and anti-submarine warfare.
A total of 734 P-3s have been built, and by 2012, it will
join the handful of military aircraft such as the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
which have served 50 years of continuous use with its original primary
customer, in this case, the United States Navy.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/109512/newest-us-maritime-patrol-strike-aircraft-in-aircraft-exhibit-of-balikatan-2015
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