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P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) | | | Description
The P-8A Poseidon is a modified Boeing 737-800ERX, bringing together a highly reliable airframe and high-bypass turbo fan jet engine with a fully connected, state-of-the-art open architecture mission system. This combination, coupled with next-generation sensors, will dramatically improve anti-submarine warfare (ASW), and anti-surface warfare (ASuW) capabilities. | | | Features
• Open Mission System Architecture: reconfigurable and expandable system facilitating easier, more affordable upgrades.
• Sensors: Active multi-static and passive acoustic sensor system, inverse synthetic aperture/synthetic aperture radar, new electronic support measures system, new electro-optical/infrared sensor, digital magnetic anomaly detector.
• Nine-person crew: dual-pilot cockpit, five mission crew (plus relief pilot and in-flight technician). Workstations with universal multi-function displays, ready accommodation for additional workstation, workload sharing.
• Lethality: internal five-station weapons bay, four wing pylons, two centerline pylons, all supported by digital stores management allowing for carriage of joint missiles, torpedoes and mines. Search stores: rotary reloadable, pneumatically controlled sonobuoy launcher.
• Net Ready: Link-11/Link-16, Internet Protocol, Common Data Link (CDL), FORCEnet compliant.
• Performance based support/logistics with availability a key performance parameter.
| | | Background
The Navy’s replacement platform for the P-3C, the P-8A Poseidon, is designed to secure the Navy’s future in long-range maritime patrol capability, while transforming how the Navy’s maritime patrol and reconnaissance force will man, train, operate and deploy. The P-8A will provide more combat capability from a smaller force and less infrastructure while focusing on worldwide responsiveness and interoperability with traditional manned forces and evolving unmanned sensors.
Boeing was awarded the contract to develop the P-8A on June 14, 2004. The P-8A will be a derivative of a modified Boeing 737-800ERX airliner, bringing together a reliable airframe and high-bypass turbo fan jet engine with a fully connected, state-of-the-art open architecture mission system. Coupled with next-generation sensors, the P-8A will dramatically improve antisubmarine and anti-surface warfare capabilities. The P-8A program went through a preliminary design review in November 2005. The Navy plans to purchase 108 production P-8As. The first aircraft is scheduled to be delivered for flight test in 2009, with IOC planned for 2013. | | | Point Of Contact
Naval Air Systems Command
NAVAIR PMA 290 / MMA Public Affairs
(301) 342-0207
Building 2185, Suite 3190
22347 Cedar Point Road
Patuxent River, MD 20670-1161 | | | General Characteristics
| | Primary Function: Anti-Submarine and Anti-surface Warfare. | | Contractor: Boeing IDS | | Date Deployed: First squadron is planned for 2013. | | Propulsion: Two high-bypass CFM56 turbofan engines | | Length: 129.5 feet (39.47 meters). | | Height: 42.1 feet (12.83 meters). | | Wingspan: 117.2 feet. | | Weight: Maximum gross takeoff, 188,200 pounds | | Airspeed: 490 knots. | | Ceiling: 41,000 ft. | | Range: 1,200 nautical miles radius with four hours on station. | | Crew: Nine. | | Armament: Torpedoes, cruise missiles, bombs, mines | | | | Last Update: 17 February 2009 | | |
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