P-8

[flyp3navy]

What is the word on the P-8? With the war in Iraq, is the funding being
pulled for war materials?

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Still on target according to this US Navy web page last updated in
August 2005.

http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=1100&tid=1300&ct=1

You know it won't be operational until until 2012-13?

Did someone tell you that the USN was shutting it down because of the
war in Iraq? Don't believe the hype.

bdpopeye

[Andrew C. Toppan]

On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 22:06:42 -0400, "flyp3navy" >
wrote:

>What is the word on the P-8? With the war in Iraq, is the funding being
>pulled for war materials?

It's exceptionally rare for engineering funds to be diverted to war
materials in any substantial way, absent major programatic action
(i.e. cancellation of an entire program).

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[Thomas Schoene]

flyp3navy wrote:
> What is the word on the P-8? With the war in Iraq, is the funding
> being pulled for war materials?

Not yet. The P-8/MMA is still funded for the time being. Unfortunately,
the international parters are dropping like flies; only Italy is left,
really. (Italy is looking at both P-8s and a 737-based AWACs, avvording to
AvLeak).

With the demise of the Army-led ACS airborne electronic intelligence program
seeming increasingly likely, I would not be surprised to see an EP-8
version proposed soon. The marginal cost increase compared to a larger
regional jet like the EMB 190 won't be huge, and the commonality would be
nice for both training and support.

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