P-8I Aircraft:
India is looking to revive the proposal to procure six more P-8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft from the U.S.
- Boeing P-8I Neptune is a long-range, multi-mission maritime patrol aircraft, manufactured by Boeing (a U.S. aerospace company) for the Indian Navy.
- It has replaced the ageing fleet of the Indian Navy’s Tupolev Tu-142 aircraft.\
- The P-8I Neptune is a variant of the P-8A Poseidon used by the United States Navy.
- Its advanced sensors, weapons systems, and long-range capabilities enable it to detect and respond to a wide range of threats, from submarines and surface vessels to environmental challenges.
- It can conduct anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (AsuW), intelligence, maritime patrol, and surveillance and reconnaissance missions.
- The aircraft has a length of 39.47 m, wingspan of 37.64 m and height of 12.83.
- The maximum take-off gross weight of the P-8I is 85,139 kg.
- The P-8I is manned by nine crew members.
- It can fly at a maximum speed of 789 km/h and can reach a maximum altitude of 12,496 m.
- It has a maximum range of over 2,222 kilometres with a time on station of four hours
