Maritime Patrol Aircraft - P-8 med oppgradering og Japan tilbyr UK XP-1

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

US Navy to Add Mission Capabilities to P-8A Poseidon

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[Avionics Today 02-17-2015] The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon a $15.5 million contract to provide its fleet of P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft with an open system application-based architecture (ABA). Under the new contract, Raytheon will deliver two prototype ABA systems featuring software-based mission applications and services-oriented architecture and airborne Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) computing capabilities. 

Boeing P-8A Poseidon in-flight. Photo: Boeing.

"The goal is to use readily available technology to quickly upgrade the P-8A's warfighting capability," said Jerry Powlen, Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems' vice president of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems. "This open systems architecture can easily be used for other domestic and international customers looking to affordably enhance their airborne platforms."

XP-1 for UK? Hardly, men tilbudet er der.

Kawasaki XP-1 (previously known as P-X) is a maritime patrol aircraft being developed by Kawasaki Heavy Industries for the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF). It is intended to replace the P-3C maritime patrol aircraft operated by the JMSDF.
The first prototype aircraft of XP-1 was rolled out from Kawasaki Gifu Work's South Plant in July 2007. The aircraft completed its maiden flight in September 2007.
The Ministry of Defence received the first test aircraft in August 2008. Kawasaki delivered four XP-1 maritime patrol test aircraft to the Ministry of Defence by March 2010. The Japanese defence ministry found tears in several parts of the test aircraft during ground testing in August 2011. The fuel tank and central part of the fuselage were reinforced after repairs.