Germany signs on for Five Boeing P-8A Poseidon Aircraft
BERLIN, June 30, 2021
— The German
Ministry of Defense today signed a letter of offer and acceptance for five
Boeing (NYSE:BA) P-8A Poseidon aircraft under the U.S. government’s Foreign
Military Sales (FMS) process. With this order, Germany becomes the eighth
customer of the multimission maritime surveillance aircraft, joining the United
States, Australia, India, the United Kingdom, Norway, Korea and New Zealand.
“Boeing is honored to provide
Germany with the world’s most capable maritime surveillance aircraft,” said
Michael Hostetter, Boeing Defense, Space & Security vice president in
Germany. “We will continue to work with the U.S. government, the German
government and industry to establish a robust sustainment package that will
ensure the German Navy’s P-8A fleet is mission ready.”
The P-8A Poseidon offers
unique multimission capability and is the only aircraft in service and in
production that meets the full range of maritime challenges faced by European
nations. Deployed around the world with more than 130 aircraft in service, and over
300,000 collective flight hours, the P-8A is vital for global anti-submarine
warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and search-and-rescue
operations.
“Bringing this capability to
Germany is not possible without the contributions of German industry,” said Dr.
Michael Haidinger, president of Boeing Germany, Central & Eastern Europe,
Benelux and the Nordics. “With the P-8A, we will expand our collaboration with
German companies, create new jobs and contribute to long-term local economic growth.”
German companies that already
supply parts for the P-8A include Aljo Aluminum-Bau Jonischeit GmbH and
Nord-Micro GmbH. Recently, Boeing signed agreements with ESG
Elektroniksystem-und Logistik-GmbH and Lufthansa Technik to collaborate in
systems integration, training, support and sustainment work. By working with
local suppliers, Boeing will provide support, training and maintenance
solutions that will bring the highest operational availability to fulfill the
German Navy’s missions.
As a leading global aerospace
company, Boeing develops, manufactures and services commercial airplanes,
defense products and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. As
a top U.S. exporter, the company leverages the talents of a global supplier
base to advance economic opportunity, sustainability and community impact.
Boeing’s diverse team is committed to innovating for the future and living the
company’s core values of safety, quality and integrity. Learn more at www.boeing.com
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