![]() UK-based suppliers produce components for the P-8, making up five percent of every The P-8A Poseidon supports maritime surveillance, anti-submarine warfareĪnd anti-ship warfare for the UK, and increases protection of the UK’s nuclearĭeterrent and Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers. ![]() The second of two Operational Flight Trainers, jointly developed byīoeing and CAE for the Poseidon fleet, arrived at RAF Lossiemouth last month.īoth will be installed in the Boeing-built Strategic Facility, whichĪccommodates three Poseidon aircraft, squadrons and mission support facilities. The RAF is on contract for nine Poseidon aircraft with five alreadyĭelivered and the remaining four scheduled for later this year, when around 200īoeing employees are expected to be based at RAF Lossiemouth focused on Scotland with the creation of these highly-skilled jobs, in addition to ourĮxisting footprint of more than 2,500 employees across the UK, reaffirming ourĬommitment to help strengthen the aerospace and defense sector in Scotland.” “We are excited to see our continued growing presence in Trained, and the P-8A mission ready,” said Anna Keeling, managing director ofīoeing Defence UK. “The P-8A Poseidon brings the RAF critical reconnaissance capabilities,Īnd we are proud to be a trusted partner in helping to keep RAF aircrew Boeing employees are already workingĪlongside RAF personnel at the station in Moray, supporting the current fleet These agreements will create 150 jobs in the UK, including more than 100Īt RAF Lossiemouth in northern Scotland. Playing and support functions during training and mission rehearsal exercises. Instructors, and console operators and controllers who will perform role Hill-based CAE UK will create more jobs in the UK to provide rear crew and engineering Instructors to train P-8A pilots, and under the terms of a subcontract, Burgess Systems and courseware to prepare aircrew and maintainers to safely andĮffectively operate and maintain the fleet. The training element of the contract will offer a suite of training Management, forecasting and inventory management, and airworthiness services ![]() Repairs, including tools and ground support equipment, as well as supply chain ![]() Million (£233.5 million), Boeing will provide maintenance services, spares and Under the aircraft and training support contract, valued at $321.6 Training enterprise and creating over 150 British jobs.” Our critical submarine-hunting aircraft capabilities whilst also creating a home-grown “This contract with Boeing Defence UK secures Is already defending the UK’s maritime interests at home and abroad,” saidĭefence Secretary Ben Wallace. “Our new Poseidon fleet continues to grow from strength to strength and Lossiemouth, Scotland, JBoeing and the UK Ministry of Defence have signed an agreement for Boeing to support the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) fleet of Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft and train the crews that operate them. ![]()
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