Following the SDSR 2015 decision to purchase the Boeing P-8A Patrol Aircraft (Maritime Patrol or Multi Mission Aircraft) the Foreign Military Sale (FMS) notification has been published. WASHINGTON, Mar. 25,…
There have been relatively few pre-SDSR leaks this time around but as we get into the vinegar strokes, expect a few more. As the review work has nearly completed and…
If we look beyond the maritime patrol aircraft and into the future, it strikes me there are two roads to take, or maybe a third. Option 1; concentrate on the…
The fever pitch surrounding the UK’s yet to be announced maritime patrol, or perhaps more accurately, multi-mission, aircraft, is getting unbearable. The not very secret but terribly hush-hush trip aboard…
Just as the USAF may be accepting that their JSTARS replacement might look a lot like the RAF's Sentinel, the mood music seems to be indicating that the Sentinel can…
Does this mean the Marine Nationale now has a long-range bomber and the RAF doesn't? Ouch! From Navy Recognition; The French Navy (Marine Nationale) announced that on 18 June 2015,…
Since we last looked at maritime patrol and number of options have emerged that make the P8 Shoe In not so obvious. Only a few months ago the obvious runners…
Keep licking those lips and wait for SDSR. Background information on the P-8A