Boeing P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft Variant
The Boeing P-8A Poseidon is a multimission maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft for anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, maritime domain awareness, and search and rescue. Boeing describes the P-8A as an active worldwide derivative of the 737 platform with open mission systems, long station time, and continued Increment 3 Block 2 modernization.
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Identity
- Aliases
- P-8A PoseidonP-8APoseidonBoeing P-8A
- Family Name
- Boeing P-8A Poseidon
- Full Name
- Boeing P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft Variant
- Roles
- militaryreconnaissancesearch_and_rescueutility
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
- Variant Name
- P-8A
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Max Speed Kph
- 850
- Max Takeoff Mass Kg
- 85,820
- Operating Modes
- land
- Range Km
- 2,225
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Boeing P-8A Poseidon is a multimission maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft for anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, maritime domain awareness, and search and rescue. Boeing describes the P-8A as an active worldwide derivative of the 737 platform with open mission systems, long station time, and continued Increment 3 Block 2 modernization.
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- P-8A CFM56-7B installation
- Notes
- Boeing publishes two CFM56-7BE engines for the P-8A; the canonical exact propulsion node is CFM International CFM56-7B and no speculative 7BE subvariant is asserted.
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- Creation Time
- August 12, 2026 at 18:49:14 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 12, 2026 at 18:49:14 UTC