P-8 Poseidon MMA: Long-Range Maritime Patrol, and More

March 4/24: Boeing won a $3.4 million deal for the procurement and delivery of 17 Lot 13 P-8A Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft (14 for the government of Canada and three for the government of Germany), as well as associated non-recurring engineering. Work will be completed in March 2028. Foreign Military Sales customer funds in the amount of $1,190,593,943 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Air Systems Command Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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