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 by Stephen Carlson Washington (UPI) Sep 13, 2018
Boeing has been awarded a $194.5 million contract for P-8A Aircrew Training System production for upgrades to support the Navy and the government of Australia. The training system upgrades are required for initial training to meet future mission needs, the Department of Defense said on Wednesday. Work on the contract will be performed in Jacksonville, Fla., Whidbey Island, Wash., Adelaide, Australia, and other locations throughout the United States. Work is expected to be completed in September 2023. Navy fiscal 2016 aircraft procurement and cooperative agreement funds in the amount of $194.5 million will be obligated at time of award. The P-8A Poseidon is a maritime intelligence, reconnaissance, and anti-submarine aircraft used by the United States, India and the Royal Australian Air Force. It is replacing the older P-3 Orion series of patrol and anti-submarine aircraft. Based off the Boeing 737, it has a crew of nine and a flight radius of 1,400 miles, including four hours on patrol station. The P-8 carries passive sonar systems through sonobuoys, synthetic aperture radar, high resolution optical/infrared sensors and a magnetic anomaly detector to locate enemy submarines by the magnetic field generated by their metallic hulls. It can be armed with torpedoes and missiles for anti-submarine and anti-surface ship warfare. Sixty-four Poseidon's are currently in U.S. service, with future deliveries expected to bring the fleet to 111. Australia has approved the purchase of 12 of the aircraft.
Beijing's massive new airport 'on time' for 2019 launch Beijing (AFP) Aug 31, 2018 Amid farmlands on the outskirts of Beijing, a massive construction site rising above the horizon bustles with activity as 8,000 workers build a new mega airport. Aimed at easing the passenger load of Beijing's other two airports, Daxing International Airport is scheduled to become operational in June 2019, said Li Jianhua, vice chairman of Beijing City Planning New Airport Construction. It will operate at full capacity by 2025 with eight runways expected to transport 72 million passengers annual ... read more
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