Boeing P-8A next generation anti-submarine warfare and maritime patrol...
On Mar. 28, US Navy VP-30 at NAS Jacksonville took formally delivery of the first Boeing P-8A Poseidon. The next generation maritime multi-mission aircraft, whichwill eventually replace the P-3 Orion,...
View ArticleWhat is an American spyplane doing in Libya? An EP-3E spotted over Derna
Reportedly taken on Apr. 10, and brought to my attention by some of my Twitter followers, the following image shows what’s in my opionion a U.S. EP-3E flying at high altitude over Libya. People who [...]
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Norwegian P-3 maritime patrol aircraft’s close encounter with an aggressive...
According to the Norwegian newspaper Andoyposten which gave the news, Apr. 10, 2012 will go down as a date that one particular Royal Norwegian Air Force P-3 crew will never forget. Whilst flying over...
View ArticleThe Spanish Air Force's Orion Detachment in Djibouti reaches 4,000 flight...
The Spanish Air Force (Ejercito del Aire) detachment in Djibouti, inside the structure of the EUNAVFOR (European Union Naval Force) in the Operation ATALANTA, reached the 4,000 flying hours in...
View ArticleBoeing P-8A Poseidon Approaches U.S. Navy Fleet Operations
The Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft is nearing fleet service with the U.S. Navy (USN). USN VP-16 is approaching completion of a training syllabus at Naval...
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U.S. Navy’s new surveillance plane is full of flaws and not yet effective
Although it has not been released yet, the outcome of the annual report on major weapons, by Michael Gilmore, chief of the Pentagon testing office, has already made the news. Even if the report does [...]
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Europe’s largest military exercise marks first deployment of USN patrol...
UK Armed Forces and several partner nations arms battled each other in the air, at sea and on land in Europe’s largest military exercise this year. From Mar. 31 to Apr. 12, Joint Warrior 14-1 [...]
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