Two P-8As from VP-5 in Singapore for rotational deployment

The U.S. Navy has deployed two P-8A maritime patrol aircraft to Paya Lebar Air Base, Singapore for the third rotational P-8 detachment in the island.

P-8A Poseidons of VP-16 at NAF Atsugi in 2013
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kegan E. Kay [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The deployment, till Aug. 12, will provide “an opportunity for U.S. and Singaporean personnel to operate together and share expertise and best practices,” the service said in a press statement.

The aircraft will also participate in the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise.