Indian Navy to Order Four Additional Boeing P-8I Poseidon Reconnaissance Aircraft

A P-8A lands at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland

U.S. Navy photo by Randy Hepp

2011-02-03

The Indian Navy has decided to exercise its option for an additional four Boeing P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft in a bid to boost its maritime patrol capabilities as well as counter piracy threats and the growing Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean. In a deal expected to range between $1 billion to $1.5 billion, the new aircraft will be in addition to the eight the Navy had ordered in January 2009, for about $2.1 billion. The new contract price is also expected to include the cost of aero-structures and avionics.