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The reconnaissance and maritime patrol aircraft Boeing P-8 delivered number 150 took off from Puget Sound.
The P-8 multimission number 150 will be operated by Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) One based at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland.
"Now there is 150 P-8 aircraft around the world that provide reliability and unmatched capability to our global customers”, Stu Voboril said, Vice President and Program Manager P-8 Programs.
More than 450.000 uneventful flight hours, the global P-8 fleet includes 112 Aircraft delivered to the US Navy USA, 12 a Australia, 12 India, nine to the UK and five to Norway.
Aircraft are designed for anti-submarine warfare; anti-surface warfare; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and search and rescue. Inspired by the successful Boeing 737-800 has a range of 2200 kilometers flying at a maximum speed of 815 kilometers per hour going up to the 12.497 altitude meters.
The 150 Boeing P-8s in service do not include six test aircraft provided to the U.S. Navy. USA during the initial stages of the program. Boeing tested those aircraft during development to assess capabilities and performance.. As development of system improvements and new technology continues, test aircraft plays critical role in ensuring Boeing provides state-of-the-art capabilities to global P-8 customers.
It could be said that this is the modern replacement for the classic P-3 Orion, are still in service, including for research hurricanes.
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