German Navy's First P-8A Poseidon Completes Maiden Flight ✈️

The first of eight P-8A Poseidon on order for German Marineflieger naval aviation has conducted a first flight in Seattle, WA. Bundeswehr procurement office BAAINBw has released a short statement:

“This week the P-8A Poseidon has taken off for a first flight over Seattle (USA). Only in the beginning of February the first aircraft finished receiving its paintjob. Now it was ready for take-off, although only for a transit flight to another Boeing-facility, where fitting out of equipment such as sensors will occur.

The German Navy will receive the first aircraft in August this year already. The P-8A Poseidon are the new maritime patrol aircraft for Marineflieger, which will support the navy for example in anti-submarine warfare by air.”

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