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
- Crew Capacity
- 9
- Max Speed
- …
- Max Takeoff Mass
- …
- Operating Modes
- land
- Range
- …
- Service Ceiling
- …
- 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.
- Dimensions
- Height
- …
- Length
- …
- Wingspan
- …
- Manufacturer
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- nacelle
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Two CFM International CFM56-7B family engines; Boeing specifies the CFM56-7BE installation.
- 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 15, 2026 at 16:49:10 UTC