12월 7일 뉴질랜드 공군이 발주한 P-8A 4기 중 1번기가 인도됐습니다. 나머지 기체들은 2023년 인도 예정입니다.
뉴질랜드 마나와투의 오하케아 기지에서 운용될 예정으로, 현재 운용중인 P-3K2 6기를 대체한다고 합니다.
https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/boeing-first-p8a-new-zealand/
Boeing delivers first P-8A Poseidon aircraft to New Zealand
The four new maritime patrol aircraft will replace RNZAF’s existing fleet of six P-3K2 Orion aircraft.
A P-8A Poseidon practises landings and take-offs at Naval Air Facility, Japan. Credit: US Navy, photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brandon J. Vinson/US Indo-Pacific Command/Flickr(Creative Commons).
Boeing has officially handed over the first of four P-8A Poseidon aircraft to the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF).
The milestone was marked by a ceremony held at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, US.
The newly delivered aircraft will be based at the RNZAF Base Ohakea in Manawatu, New Zealand.
The aircraft has been delivered as part of a deal signed between the US Navy and the New Zealand Government in July 2018.
Boeing said that the production of the remaining three P-8A aircraft is in the advanced stage and deliveries are expected in 2023.
The four new aircraft will replace the RNZAF’s existing fleet of six P-3K2 Orion maritime patrol aircraft.
New Zealand Ministry of Defence (MoD) Capability Delivery acting deputy secretary Sarah Minson said: “As a maritime nation, delivery of P-8A will ensure New Zealand maintains a patrol and response capability that will protect and support law enforcement in our Exclusive Economic Zone and the Southern Ocean.
“The P-8A will also assist our South Pacific neighbours and deliver long-range search and rescue capability.”
The post-delivery sustainment and support services for the RNZAF’s new aircraft will be provided by Boeing Defence Australia along with support from the P-8 International Programme.
Boeing’s P-8 aircraft provides a variety of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities to perform maritime, search and rescue, humanitarian, and littoral operations.
Boeing P-8 Programmes vice-president and programme manager Philip June said: “The unmatched, multi-mission maritime patrol capabilities of P-8 will provide New Zealand with the ability to extend their reach into the Pacific and beyond.
“New Zealand joins eight other global customers including nearby Australia that have selected or already operate P-8 and benefit greatly from its long-range maritime surveillance and warfare capabilities.”
첫댓글 6대를 4대로 바꾸네요.
나중에 각 나라들이 P-3와 P-8을 몇 대 몇으로 교체하는지 찾아봐야겠습니다.
@위종민 대잠전 능력을 비교하는 잣대로 " 대잠 초계 위치에 몇 발의 어뢰를 하루에 몇 시간이나 띄워 둘 수 있나 (On station ASW Torpedo-Hours per day"가 쓰인 적이 있는데
해상초계기 부대에게 요구하는 "몇 개의 초계 위치에 하루에 몇 시간 떠 있어야 한다"라는 것이 변하지 않은 채로 기체 숫자만 줄었다면 1대가 더 오래 떠 있을 수 있다는 얘기이고, 그것이 아니라면 요구 자체가 줄었다는 뜻이 될 수 있겠습니다.
https://cafe.daum.net/NTDS/51Tv/1019
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/rnzaf-receives-final-p-8-poseidon/
23년 7월 17일 최종 4번기가 인도됐습니다.