In addition to the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia operate North American flights.| Photo: Boeing
The Royal Air Force (RAF) received the last Boeing P-8 Poseidon, which landed at Lossiemouth Airport in Scotland on Tuesday (11).
The new aircraft assigned to the RAF departed from Boeing’s Seattle facility in the western United States.
The new aircraft is the Boeing 737, which has been modified for military maritime patrol missions and will not only assist the United Kingdom in many missions.
In addition to maritime patrols, Poseidon can carry out surveillance and search and rescue missions.
Is the Poseidon Fleet over? What a great way to start 2022 !! #TeamLossie We are pleased to announce the arrival of our ninth P-8A Poseidon Marine Patrol Flight!
The ZP809 will now carry out its mission in conjunction with the rest of the Navy # Protecting the sea UK! pic.twitter.com/i86zsUut1l
– RAF Lossiemouth (RAFLossiemouth) January 11, 2022
RAF acquired its first P-8 Poseidon in February 2020. In addition, teams of British military personnel were trained in the United States to adapt to new aircraft.
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