At the RAAF’s Air Power Conference in Canberra on Mar. 15, Australia’s Defense Minister Marise Payne announced the decision to buy a second batch of four P-8As. This bring the total number ordered so far to 12.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Hammond [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
The recent Defense White Paper said seven more P-8As will be acquired and this will be done via two tranches.