[quote][b][url=/v3/forum/oc%C3%A9anie-23/topic/royal-australian-air-force-321/?post=16753#post-16753]rafighter[/url] a dit le 28/07/2007 à 10:02 :[/b]

[quote]Australia to join Boeing P-8 MMA progamme

Australia is to negotiate to join the US Navy's Boeing P-8A Multi-mission Martime Aircraft development programme, after the government gave first-pass approval for the A$4 billion ($3.5 billion) AIR 7000 Phase 2 programme to replace the Royal Australian Air Force's AP-3C Orions.

The 737-based P-8A Poseidon will meet the Royal Australian Air Force's manned Maritime Patrol and Response Aircraft (MPRA) requirement and operate alongside the Multi-mission Unmanned Aerial System (MUAS). Australia has joined the US Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) programme to meet the MUAS requirement, otherwsie known as AIR 7000 Phase 1.

Together the manned MPRA and unmanned MUAS will replace the AP-3Cs, which are planned to be retired in 2018 after more than 30 years of service.[/quote]

Source: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/07/20/215645/australia-to-join-boeing-p-8-mma-progamme.html

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