The UK Ministry of Defence has announced that the RAF will be getting nine P-8 Poseidon ASW aircraft. Which is a much-needed rebuilding of their maritime patrol capabilities.
The only question is whether or not they will buy the MQ-4C Triton to go along with it.
UK buying P-8 Poseidon
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Re: UK buying P-8 Poseidon
Well, it's not like there's really any other new long-range naval patrol aircraft on the market.
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