some information from MILTECH magazine 9/2005
Name:P-8A POSEIDON
Aircraft:Boeing 737-800-ERX MMA design(Multimission Maritime Aircraft)
cruise speed:440 kts(vs 328 kts for P-3C)
max.speed:490 kts
service ceilling:41000 ft(vs 28000 ft for P-3C)
mission range:1200 nm from its base
engines:CFM-56-7B
crew:9 (vs 11 in P-3C)
Important Sensors:
1-Raytheon/APS-137D(V)5 maritime surveillance radar offering(SAR,ISAR,MTI)
2-NorthropGrumman/Night Hunter-II EO/IR(located into a stabilsed retractable turret below the fuselage forward part).
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