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angad84 wrote:11 bn NOK (1.3-ish billion USD) doesn't sound too odd, considering India just picked up four P-8I for around 1 bn USD.
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The acquisition of the eight P-8A aircraft will cost approximately $4 billion, including support facilities.
JetBuddy wrote:This order was just as predicted by myself and several others. It's basically the only choice for this role, but it's a great aircraft either way. Four frames doesn't sound like much though. On average one aircraft will most likely be in maintenance or used for spare parts, and that leaves three for operational use.
JetBuddy wrote:Four frames doesn't sound like much though. On average one aircraft will most likely be in maintenance or used for spare parts, and that leaves three for operational use.
bikerthai wrote:JetBuddy wrote:Four frames doesn't sound like much though. On average one aircraft will most likely be in maintenance or used for spare parts, and that leaves three for operational use.
You are replacing the 4 P-3 one for one.
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Mortyman wrote:And while some would argue that 2 of the m is for coast guard work,
CX747 wrote:This platform continues to grow from strength to strength. The US, Australia, UK, India and Norway are now all on board. Right now there are requirements for 150 frames. That number will only go up.
JetBuddy wrote:
On a seperate note, the US Navy is proposing stationing P-8 Poseidons both in Norway and.
Mortyman wrote:JetBuddy wrote:
On a seperate note, the US Navy is proposing stationing P-8 Poseidons both in Norway and.
Why would the USA want to do that and would the Norwegian government allow such a thing ? Wouldn't it be regarded as a foreign operated base ?
JetBuddy wrote:Mortyman wrote:JetBuddy wrote:
On a seperate note, the US Navy is proposing stationing P-8 Poseidons both in Norway and.
Why would the USA want to do that and would the Norwegian government allow such a thing ? Wouldn't it be regarded as a foreign operated base ?
The 333 Squadron are some of the best submarine hunters in the world, but the capacity is limited. The Russians have dramatically increased their operations in the area. The US can operate out of any Norwegian bases, but a permanent station needs to be politically approved. I don't think it will be a problem, and I don't see why it would be a bad thing. We need more capacity, and a US detachment includes infrastructure. It won't cost us anything.
http://www.tv2.no/a/8459110/
bikerthai wrote:Might be a rotational thing. Since Norway will have a facility for the P-8A, you can take advantage of the base to rotate your squadron through to gain valuable experience operating in the region. Beside, this would be an FMS purchase, and I would not be surprised if the basing agreement was a stipulation in the purchasing requirements.
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Mortyman wrote:yes, but I thought the official policy of Norway for several decades have been NO foreign operated bases on Norwegian soil.
JetBuddy wrote:Is there a way to multiquote in the new forum?
trex8 wrote:having it in the FMS contract will not be one of them.
bikerthai wrote:If you hit the full editpr button, you can then quotes of specific text instead of the whole post. You can also do multiple quotes from there. Or at least that's how it works on my PC.
Revelation wrote:Re: multi-quote: there was a good faq on how to do it at viewforum.php?f=12 but since the site search feature (still) is ass, I can't find it. Perhaps post there asking for it to be re-posted or linked?
Kiwirob wrote:Quick question at MTOW how much runway would a P8 use at sealevel?
JetBuddy wrote:Good news to get this confirmed. I'm pretty certain it will be approved in Parliament as well, with all three major parties (AP/H/FrP) supporting the purchase. They're talking about cooperating with the RAF in regards to maintenance and survaillance of the Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea, which makes a lot of sense.
The aircraft will be purchased through the American "Foreign Military Sales" programme, meaning the US will benefit from the sales with regards to strengthening US security. There's been some US Navy P-8s visiting recently, most likely because our own P-3s have been through an upgrade programme, and there's only been one aircraft on standby which isn't good enough.
bikerthai wrote:For a while there, I thought that Korea might beat Norway to the punch. But looks like Norway is on the inside track to be the next customer. And if they are getting the US Navy version, they can get them relatively quickly.
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trex8 wrote:Wonder how much offsets Oslo are asking for, UK didnt ask for any which was very surprising
The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, is awarded a $2,458,707,154 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-14-C-0067). This modification provides for the production and delivery of 19 P-8A lot 10 aircraft to include 10 for the Navy, four for the government of the U.K. and five for the government of Norway.