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  • Report: South Korea Eyes Purchase of Boeing-Built Anti-Submarine Patrol Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: South Korea Eyes Purchase of Boeing-Built Anti-Submarine Patrol Aircraft

    South Korea could acquire four Boeing-built P-8 Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft amid North Korea’s continued test firing of submarine-launched ballistic missiles, Korea JoongAng Daily reported Thursday. Jeong Yong-Soo and Kang Jin-Kyu write that the South Korean military considers a possible purchase of maritime patrol aircraft that work to detect North Korean submarines and avoid “surprise” attacks. The report said the current anti-submarine patrol aircraft of South […] More

  • Boeing, Bombardier Develop Maritime Surveillance Aircraft; Bob Schoeffling Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing, Bombardier Develop Maritime Surveillance Aircraft; Bob Schoeffling Comments

    Boeing has partnered with Bombardier to develop a new maritime surveillance aircraft that combines Boeing’s P-8 sensors and mission systems and Bombardier’s Challenger 605 flight features, DoD Buzz reported Monday. Kris Osborn reports the aircraft is designed for maritime and over-land surveillance, search-and-rescue and border and harbor security operations. “We chose the Challenger very carefully. We looked at it […] More

  • Craig Tylski: Field Aviation Tests Boeing Aircraft for Maritime Surveillance - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Craig Tylski: Field Aviation Tests Boeing Aircraft for Maritime Surveillance

    A Boeing aircraft designed for coastal search and rescue, anti-piracy and border security applications took its maiden test flight on Friday. Boeing partner Field Aviation launched the maritime surveillance aircraft from Pearson International Airport in Toronto under a demonstration project, Boeing said Wednesday. The multi-mission MSA was derived from the Bombardier Challenger 604 business jet […] More

  • Report: Australia to Buy 8 Boeing Poseidon Spy Planes - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Australia to Buy 8 Boeing Poseidon Spy Planes

    Australia plans to buy eight P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance planes built by Boeing for approximately $4 billion, the Herald Sun reported Friday.  Jennifer Rajca writes that the first of the Poseidon aircraft will bee delivered by 2017 and the fleet could be fully-operational by 2021. Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that the purchase is part […] More