Fourth RAAF Poseidon prepares for delivery

The Royal Australian Air Force is preparing to take delivery of its fourth Poseidon. P-8A A47-004 (s/n 62293, l/n 6216) was photographed on short finals to Seattle’s Boeing Field on June 29. Under Project Air 7000 2B, Australia approved the acquisition of an initial eight Poseidons in February 2014 (plus four options). An order for the first four P-8As was placed in August 2015, and a second contract placed in January 2016. The 2016 Defence White Paper then added another