Unmatched Performance and Endurance
The P-8 can fly up to 41,000 feet with a maximum speed of 490 knots. Fitted with an in-flight refueling system, the P-8’s endurance and range allow it to conduct extended patrols over vast expanses of water, benefitting both military and humanitarian operations.
Proven Track Record
A proven system with 172 aircraft delivered or in service, the P-8 has logged more than 660,000 flight hours around the globe. Each P-8 is engineered for 25 years of service and 25,000 flight hours in the harshest maritime flight regimes, including extended operations in icing environments.
Advanced Technology and Cost Efficiency
The P-8 combines the most advanced weapon system of its kind and a cutting-edge mission system that ensures maximum interoperability in the battlespace. By sharing 86% commonality with the 737 Next Generation and Boeing’s expertise in commercial fleet management and derivative aircraft sustainment, the P-8 provides customers with greater availability at a lower operational cost.
Always Evolving
The P-8 Poseidon offers the size, weight, power and cooling capacity to support evolving mission needs, including the integration of additional mission systems to enhance operational versatility. The P-8’s open mission systems architecture means rapid, affordable technology insertion for decades of mission readiness.
The Increment 3 Block 2 upgrade – currently being installed on operational U.S. Navy P-8s – will allow aircrews to search, detect and target the most advanced submarines in the world.
Confidence in Every Mission
The P-8 delivers unparalleled performance and reliability in an uncertain world — in any condition, anytime, anywhere.
