Boeing Nabs $3.4 Billion in Orders for 17 P-8A Poseidon Aircraft

Artist’s rendering of Boeing’s P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft for Canada. [Courtesy: Boeing]

Germany and Canada are cleared to expand their maritime surveillance fleets after the U.S. Navy awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] a $3.4 billion contract for the production of 17 P-8A Poseidon aircraft, the manufacturer announced.

The Boeing 737-based Poseidon is used for submarine hunting, as well as anti-surface warfare, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR).

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The U.S. Navy award includes 14 P-8s for the Royal Canadian Air Force and three for the German Navy.

“We are proud to add Canada to the list of international P-8 partners as well as to Germany’s fleet of maritime patrol aircraft,” Philip June, vice president and program manager of Boeing’s P-8A program, said in a statement. “The Poseidon is a proven aircraft, with more than 600,000 flight hours, that will serve Canada and Germany well in today’s challenging security environment and for decades to come.”

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Boeing said that Canada, which announced in November it intended to purchase up to 16 P-8As to replace its current fleet of Lockheed CP-140 Auroras, will receive its first aircraft in 2026.

Artist's rendering of Boeing's P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft for Germany [Courtesy: Boeing]

Germany's order will increase its existing P-8A fleet to eight. Its navy will receive its first aircraft, which are set to replace its fleet of P-3 Orions, in 2025.