On the day before the first Russian drone attack in Ukrainian waters on 28 August 2025, a US Navy P-8A Poseidon coming from Sicily (NAS Sigonella) and equipped with the AN/APS-154 Advanced Airborne Sensor had flown a reconnaissance mission across the Black Sea lasting several hours. The imminent Russian attack in the Danube Delta was...
Eight months after the first steel cut, the ship was completed at BAE Systems' Scotstoun shipyard and decked out for the christening by Princess Kate: "Glasgow", the type ship of the 6,900 tonne Type 26 class of the Royal Navy. It was not christened with champagne, but traditionally with a bottle of Scotch whisky. It...
Eight months after the first steel cut, the ship was completed at BAE Systems' Scotstoun shipyard and decked out for the christening by Princess Kate: "Glasgow", the type ship of the 6,900 tonne Type 26 class of the Royal Navy. It was not christened with champagne, but traditionally with a bottle of Scotch whisky. It...
The P-8A Poseidon Deutschland becomes reality! Boeing has completed the first aircraft for the German Navy. It will be stationed in Nordholz and replace the outdated P-3C Orion. The first of eight Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) of the P-8A Poseidon type ordered for the German Navy was delivered to the aircraft manufacturer Boeing in...
Today, the Federal Minister of Defence, Boris Pistorius, will visit the naval aviators in Nordholz. He will find out about the diverse capabilities and future direction of the "flying fleet" as well as the status of the introduction of new weapon systems. The tightly synchronised rotation of all flying weapon systems in parallel with the numerous deployments, missions and exercises...
Recently, a delegation led by the Commodore of MFG3 "Graf Zeppelin", Captain Oliver Ottmüller, visited Squadron Number 5 of the New Zealand Air Force in Ohakea. As part of the exchange on the introduction and in particular the operation of the new P-8A Poseidon aircraft, the naval aviators from Nordholz established contacts with the...
Despite an upgrade of the P-3C that has since been cancelled, its ability to hunt submarines is assured. This is because the navy is expecting the first P-8A Poseidon aircraft as early as next year. The Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) make a significant contribution to the capability of long-range reconnaissance at sea and long-range anti-submarine defence from the sea.
Boeing has received an order to build three more Poseidons. The future fleet of new maritime patrol aircraft for the German Navy will thus grow to eight units. The German Navy is replacing its P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft with P-8A Poseidon aircraft. As the manufacturer Boeing announced on 29 February, the...
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