Flying into RAF Lossiemouth US Navy P8 Poisdon Maritime Aircraft No 764. SCO 10,387.
In August 2012, it was reported that Boeing saw the United Kingdom as a market for the P-8, following the cancellation of Nimrod MRA4. On 23 November 2015, the UK announced its intention to order nine P-8 aircraft as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015. The aircraft are to be based at RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland and be used to protect the UK's nuclear deterrent and new aircraft carriers. The P-8s are also to perform search-and-rescue missions and conduct overland reconnaissance. Deliveries of the P-8s are to begin before 2020. On 25 March 2016, the State Department approved a proposed Foreign Military Sale to the UK for up to nine P-8 aircraft and associated support, at an estimated cost of $ billion. The Royal Air Force plans to operate the P-8 with weapons initially, and possibly transition to British weapons later. It is unclear whether the UK will have access to future ground-surveillance capabilities being developed for the P-8. On 11 July 2016, Boeing announced that they had signed a procurement contract with the Royal Air Force to supply nine P-8 aircraft and associated support infrastructure at a cost of $ billion. Manufacture will be spread across three production lots over a ten year period, with deliveries commencing in 2019.
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Location: RAF Lossiemouth Moray Grampian Region North East Scotland UK
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
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