Aerospace company Boeing has been awarded a $139.5 million contract to deliver Increment 3 Block 2 software, systems and sensor upgrades to enhance the anti-submarine warfare, maritime strike and intelligence collection capabilities of the RAAF’s P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The RAAF’s first P-8A aircraft entered into service in 2016, with the latest upgrades supporting…
The federal government will spend $1.5 billion to buy a fourth MQ-4C Triton Remotely Piloted Aircraft System, and upgrade to the Royal Australian Air Force’s fleet of P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft. While Triton will be imported, Australian industry has got a look in to the spending with the government negotiating with Boeing Defence Australia…
Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has signed a three-year strategic agreement with family-owned Flying Colours Aviation (FCA) to paint the Royal Australian Air Force’s E-7A Wedgetail and P-8A Poseidon aircraft as part of deeper maintenance services now being performed onshore. The Wedgetail is a twin-engine airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft based on the Boeing 737…
