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| Boeing P-8 Poseidon |
By Wendell Minnick
SINGAPORE — Boeing’s Jeff Kohler castigated any contenders against the new P-8 Poseidon Multimission Maritime Aircraft and the Boeing/Bombardier 605 Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) in the international market Monday during a news conference a day before the beginning of the Singapore Airshow.
The P-8, which replaced the US military’s P-3 Orion, is the only modern maritime patrol aircraft with integrated built-in lethal capabilities with torpedoes, he said.
“I’ve seen some of the alternatives. Rolling things out of the back of a ramp of a cargo airplane” does not count as a lethal capability. “I’ll leave that to my competitors to explain,” the retired US Air Force Lt. Gen. said.
Kohler, who is now vice president of Boeing’s international business development, defense, space, and security, set the bar high for what will be aggressive campaigns in Asia for maritime patrol aircraft in both the low-tier and high-tier markets and this week’s Singapore Airshow will be the battle ground for the Asia market.
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