P-8I, A variant of 'US P-8A Poseidon' aircraft joins Indian naval defence




The P-8I aircraft, based on the Boeing 737-800(NG) airframe, is the Indian Naval variant of the P-8A Poseidon of the US Navy.

Navy P 8I2

Boeing P-8I LRMRASW stands for Boeing P-8I long range anti-submarine warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft capable of broad-area, maritime and littoral operations.

Equipped with :

  • Foreign Maritime Reconnaissance sensors,
  • Indian Maritime Reconnaissance sensors,
  • Anti Submarine operation sensors,
  • Electronic Intelligence mission sensors,
  • Anti Surface weapons,
  • Anti Submarine weapons

The Indian Ocean region would be secured in the terms of maritime surveillance with the induction of the aircarft.

A contract signed in 2009 resulted in having the aircraft in india's defence system.

Navy P 8I3

Indian navy is still to procure another 4 P-8I aircrafts.