US Navy Statement on P-8A Taiwan Strait Flight
A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace on October 12 (local time). By operating within the Taiwan Strait in accordance with international law, the United…
Australian P-8A Poseidon Fleet to Receive Upgrades
Australia recently announced the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) fleet of P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol and Response aircraft will be upgraded to Increment Three Block Two, the latest capability upgrade…
RN & RAF Shadow Russian Warships
Royal Navy warships and RAF patrol aircraft tracked a series of Russian vessels in the waters close to the UK in a concerted monitoring operation. HMS Tyne, HMS Portland and…
Final P-8A Poseidon for New Zealand Arrives
Defense Minister Andrew Little has marked the arrival of the fourth and final P-8A Poseidon aircraft at the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s Base Ohakea August 18th. “The delivery of…
High End Over the Top End: Talisman Sabre 23
The U.S. Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force executed numerous high-end, multi-domain flying missions from bare bases across the Northern Territory and Western Australia during Talisman Sabre 2023. Talisman…
RAF Monitors Russian Naval Vessels Near UK Waters
As Royal Air Force personnel were taking part in the Coronation events, RAF aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth monitored Russian Naval ships exercising close to UK territorial waters. The Typhoons and…
Boeing Signs MOU With ST Engineering for P-8A Support
Boeing signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ST Engineering to outline potential areas of collaboration in systems integration, training, local parts distribution, support and sustainment work for the P-8A…
Russian MIG-31 Intercepts Norwegian P-8A Poseidon
The Russian military reported that they were lifting a MiG-31 fighter-interceptor from behind a Poseidon patrol aircraft of the Norwegian Air Force over the Barents Sea. “In order to identify…
RNZAF P-3K2 Orion Conducts Likely Last SAR Mission
A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P-3K2 Orion crew has successfully located two Kiribati fishermen in what will probably be the Orion fleet’s last search and rescue mission. RNZAF…
Boeing Delivers First P-8A Poseidon to New Zealand
New Zealand today received the first of four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft in a ceremony at the Museum of Flight. “As a maritime nation, delivery of the P-8A…