Boeing says NATO may buy P-8A to plug gap in maritime surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities

Boeing has engaged NATO in exploratory talks to plug a gap in the alliance’s maritime surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities with the P-8A.

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Trevor Hannant [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons


A company executive says NATO will not be able to build up its own capability until 2035, therefore, a stop-gap is desired.

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