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Boeing Again Pushes P-8 as a JSTARS Replacement

Boeing Again Pushes P-8 as a JSTARS Replacement

Boeing has expanded on its proposal to replace the U.S. Air Force E-8 Joint STARS air-ground surveillance aircraft (AGS) with a version of the P-8 Poseidon. The Air Force is planning to re-engine and upgrade the E-8 fleet.

Northrop Grumman, the current E-8 prime contractor, would probably do the work. But Boeing argues that it would be cheaper to buy a P-8 AGS that offers improved capability and much lower operating costs.

At the Dubai Air Show earlier this week, Egan Greenstein, Boeing’s senior manager of business development, said that a P-8 AGS could also exploit the weapons-carrying capability of the Naval P-8 so that “the sensor and the shooter could be on the same platform.” A P-8A released its first weapon, a Mk54 torpedo, last month.

An alternative external load could be air-dropped UAVs that would be controlled by the P-8 “mothership.” Under the U.S. Navy contract, the P-8A already has Level 2 control capabilities for UAVs such as the BAMS maritime surveillance vehicle, and the Australian 737AEW&C has demonstrated UAV control by satellite link. Carrying UAVs that could be launched when needed could be the next step.

As well as the P-8 AGS, Boeing is also proposing versions of the P-8 for other U.S. special-mission versions
. Aircraft such as the RC-135 Rivet Joint, OC-135 Open Skies platform and WC-135 environmental monitoring platform will all need to be replaced.


Source: by Chris Pocock - November 18, 2011 - Aviation International News (www.ainonline.com)

Photo:
The P-8A could also be taking off as a U.S. Air Force E-8 JSTARS replacement, if the service accepts Boeing’s proposal. (Photo by Boeing)


(22.11.2011)


 
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