Artist's rendering of Boeing's P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft for Germany [Courtesy: Boeing]
Key Takeaways:
Germany's first P-8 Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft has successfully completed its maiden flight.
The Boeing 737-based Poseidon is designed for critical missions such as submarine hunting, anti-surface warfare, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR).
This aircraft is part of an order for three P-8As for the German navy, which will expand its P-8A fleet to a total of eight units, replacing its existing P-3 Orions.
The aircraft is expected to be delivered to the German navy's Naval Air Wing 3 later this year.
