US Navy Orders P-8A Increment 3 Block 2 Upgrade Kits for US and Australian Poseidon Sub-Hunters

The U.S. Navy awarded Boeing a $119.7 million modification for nine more P-8A Poseidon Increment 3 Block 2 retrofit A-kits, allocating seven to the Navy and two to the Royal Australian Air Force. It also funds four Navy aircraft installations using government-furnished B-kits alongside the airframe provisions, which include racks, antennas and wiring. The upgrade introduces revised combat-system processing, wideband satellite communications and an anti-submarine warfare signals intelligence capability. The modification raises the combined order to 18 A-kits and seven Navy installations, with Boeing expected to complete work by May 2030.