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Australia’s Poseidon Adventure
AUTHOR: Robert Nutbrown
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Chief of Air Force hails the arrival of the first P-8A as representing a generational leap forward in capability in the maritime domain.
The first Boeing P-8A Poseidon for the Royal Australian Air Force has arrived at its new home with 11 Squadron at RAAF Base Edinburgh north of Adelaide, heralding a “giant leap forward” in maritime warfare capability, according to Chief of Air Force (CAF) Air Marshal Leo Davies.
And the P-8A is set to take over some of the AP-3C Orion’s duties as soon as the middle of 2017, ahead of the retirement at the end of 2019 of the ageing aircraft it is partially replacing.
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