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2008-09-11 India-Pakistan

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Posted by john frum 2008-09-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 When do the P-8s get delivered? The first production ones for the USN aren't even done yet.
I think the author meant the venerable P-3 instead.

Posted by USN,Ret. 2008-09-11 00:44|| 2008-09-11 00:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Need any Hornets to go with those Harpoons? 'Cause we got a bunch of them. In about six flavors.

Posted by SteveS 2008-09-11 01:10|| 2008-09-11 01:10|| Front Page Top

#3 Nope, P-8. India is getting a few right after they go IOC wiht the Navy.

737-800 based, better engines, more composites, better cruise and low altitude performance than stock 7373 due to raked wingtips and better flaps and slats.

Carries 4 pods 2 Harpoon each or 1 Tomahawk.

IN addition to sonar and elint gear and droppable torpedoes and sonobouys. MAD gear allegedly removed for pricing, but will be added back in before it goes to full IOC, like the Growler stuff on the FA/-18 E/F models.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-09-11 02:27|| 2008-09-11 02:27|| Front Page Top

#4 I hear you can pick up some neat Russian radar equipment from Syria cheap. Like new. hardly used.

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2008-09-11 04:54|| 2008-09-11 04:54|| Front Page Top

#5 Thanks, OS. The wording sounded like the hardware was already in hand. The P-8 is a pretty amazing airplane; the demonstator has been at NAS Whidbey several times and always has a crowd. Its a pretty bird.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2008-09-11 14:07|| 2008-09-11 14:07|| Front Page Top

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