Question: Indian Navy has received its 10th anti-submarine warfare and maritime patrol aircraft P-8I Poseidon from which country’s based aerospace company Boeing?
(a)USA
(b) China
(c) France
(d) Israel
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:
- Indian Navy has received its 10th anti-submarine warfare and maritime patrol aircraft P-8I Poseidon from the US-based aerospace company Boeing.
- The aircraft is used for maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare.
- Indian Navy had received its ninth P-8I aircraft in November last year 2020.
Some interesting facts about the Boeing P-8I:
(1) Armed with deadly Harpoon Block-II missiles, MK-54 lightweight torpedoes, rockets and depth charges, these sensor and radar-packed aircraft are the country’s “intelligent hawk eyes” over the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) that is increasingly getting militarized.
(2) The P-8I aircraft is a variant of the P-8A Poseidon aircraft that Boeing developed as a replacement for the US Navy’s ageing P-3 fleet.
(3) 6) Indian Navy became the first international customer for the P-8 aircraft with the conclusion of the nearly US $ 2.1 billion contract on 01 Jan 2009 for a total of eight aircraft. The first aircraft arrived in India on the 15 May 2013 and as of date; all eight aircraft have been inducted into the Indian Navy .
(4) With a maximum speed of 907 kmph and an operating range of over 1,200 nautical miles, “with four hours on station”, the P-8Is will be able to detect “threats” — and neutralize them if required — far before they come anywhere near Indian shores.
(5) 3) Its communication and sensor suite includes indigenous equipment developed by defence PSUs and private manufacturers. Equipped with foreign and indigenous sensors for maritime reconnaissance, anti-submarine operations and electronic intelligence missions,.
(6)The aircraft is fully integrated with state-of-the-art sensors and highly potent anti-surface and anti-submarine weapons.
BY : AMIT GUPTA