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P-8A Poseidon

Royal Australian Navy's HMAS Ballarat fires her gun during an exercise with a Chinese ship, near Zhanjiang, China. Photo by Leading Seaman Bradley Darvill.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Poseidon and Ballarat tasked in extreme yacht rescue

25/09/201825/09/2018 Brian Hartigan 1953 Views 2 Comments HMAS Ballarat, P-8A Poseidon

Royal Australian Navy vessel HMAS Ballarat and a RAAF P-8A Poseidon have been tasked in a long-range search and rescue

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MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system approaches the runway at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, after completing its inaugural cross-country flight from California. US Navy photo by Kelly Schindler
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology 

Cost of Triton buy still confused after RAAF ‘clarification’

17/09/201818/06/2020 Brian Hartigan 2232 Views 0 Comments MQ-4C Triton, P-8A Poseidon

Back in June, I ran a story under the headline “Australia commits to Triton – confusion over cost” – so I

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A Australian P-8A Poseidon at RAAF Base Learmonth. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology Videos 

Poseidon simulator ready for training in South Australia

17/08/201821/08/2018 Brian Hartigan 2121 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon

Two P-8A Poseidon pilot simulators and other training systems have been formally handed over to the Royal Australian Air Force

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RAAF personnel load an ATM-84J Harpoon on to the port wing of a P-8A Poseidon in Hawaii during RIMPAC – with a second missile visible in the foreground. Other photos show the same personnel loading a Harpoon onto the starboard-wing pylon – indicating that the aircraft was loaded with two missiles. All Defence reporting of this flight talks about a Harpoon missile in the singular. Photo by Corporal Nicci Freeman.
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RAAF caught shooting blanks at a live-fire range practice!!!

27/07/201814/08/2018 Brian Hartigan 4832 Views 3 Comments ATM-84J, Harpoon, P-8A Poseidon, USS Racine

“Where’s the kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom,” is a familiar question to older cartoon lovers. It

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Royal Australian Air Force crew from No. 11 Squadron load an ATM-84J Harpoon on to their P-8A Poseidon at Marine Corps Base Hawaii before a live-fire opportunity during RIMPAC 18. Photo by Corporal Nicci Freeman.
Australian News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology USA Videos 

RAAF’s Poseidon fires first Harpoon

22/07/201819/08/2018 Brian Hartigan 6892 Views 0 Comments ATM-84J Harpoon, P-8A Poseidon, RIMPAC

A Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon successfully fired its first Harpoon missile during Exercise RIMPAC 18. CAPTION: Royal Australian Air

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Australian News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force USA Videos 

RAAF helps armies sink ex-USS Racine

17/07/2018 Brian Hartigan 2508 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon, RIMPAC, USS Racine

Live fire from aircraft, a submarine and land assets participating in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise sank the

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A Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon aircraft taxis in to Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam for Exercise RIMPAC. Photo by Corporal Nicci Freeman.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force 

P-8A Poseidon looking forward to first missile firing

09/07/2018 Brian Hartigan 2041 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon

Royal Australian Air Force 11 Squadron said ‘Aloha!’ for the first time after deploying one of its P-8A Poseidon maritime

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An MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft in flight. US Navy photo by Erik Hildebrandt.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology 

Australia commits to Triton – confusion over cost

26/06/201817/09/2018 Brian Hartigan 3278 Views 0 Comments MQ-4C Triton, P-8A Poseidon

The Australian government today announced a $1.4billion spend on acquiring “the first of six MQ-4C Triton remotely piloted aircraft” through

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A RAAF No 11 Squadron P-8A Poseidon armed with Harpoon missile on a training sortie. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.
Asia Australian News Operations Royal Australian Air Force 

Australia deploys P-8A Poseidon to police Korean sanctions

28/04/2018 Brian Hartigan 2934 Views 0 Comments Korea, P-8A Poseidon

Australia will deploy a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to Japan to contribute to the enforcement of United Nations Security

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A RAAF P-8A Poseidon passes HMAS Darwin . Photo by Leading Seaman Peter Thompson.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology 

RAAF declares ‘Initial Operating Capability’ for P-8A Poseidon

21/03/2018 Brian Hartigan 2906 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon

Australia’s new maritime surveillance aircraft the P-8A Poseidon has achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC), five months ahead of the original

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Australia's sixth P-8A Poseidon factory delivered to RAAF Base Edinburgh. Boeing photo.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology USA 

Sixth P-8A Poseidon – first door-to-door delivery

16/02/201822/02/2018 Brian Hartigan 3214 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon

Defense Contract Management Agency Boeing Seattle team members traveled more than 9400 miles to deliver a P-8A Poseidon to the

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A RAAF P-8A Poseidon supports sea trials for NUSHIP (now HMAS) Hobart in the Gulf St Vincent off the coast of Adelaide. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology Videos 

$659 million for new Poseidon infrastructure at RAAF Edinburgh

19/11/201719/11/2017 Brian Hartigan 3485 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon

Minister for Defence Marise Payne and Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne today announced $659 million in funding at RAAF

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An Australian P-8A Poseidon takes off from Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth. Photo by Sergeant R Wolterman.
Asia Australian News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology 

RAAF P-8A Poseidon completes first overseas deployment

07/06/2017 Brian Hartigan 2482 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon, RMAF, Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth

A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon has completed its first deployment to Royal Malaysian Air Force Base (RMAF)

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Image grab from a RAAF P-8A Poseidon that assisted with a search and rescue response, approximately 50km south of Mount Gambier, Victoria. RAAF image.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology 

RAAF Poseidon in real-life rescue drama – though navigation a bit sus

17/05/201717/05/2017 Brian Hartigan 3352 Views 0 Comments MV Port Princess, P-8A Poseidon

The Royal Australian Air Force’s latest maritime surveillance and response capability – the P-8A Poseidon – assisted with the co-ordination of a

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One of 6 Wing’s gliders, the ASK-21 Mi, sits on the tarmac at RAAF Edinburgh beside Australia’s new Maritime Patrol Aircraft – the P-8A Poseidon
CONTACT Cadets 

Young eyes look to the skies – Part 3

30/11/201630/11/2016 Brian Hartigan 2296 Views 1 Comment P-8A Poseidon

Air Force Cadets experience the new P-8A Maritime Patrol Aircraft Australian Air Force Cadets from 6 Wing were among the

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A47-001 the first RAAF Poseidon aircraft gets a water canon welcome to its home Base, RAAF Base Edinburgh. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology 

Eau de politician washed off shiny new jet

23/11/2016 Brian Hartigan 2893 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon

On 17 November 2016 the first RAAF P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft landed at RAAF Base Edinburgh – and the

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Australia's first P-8A Poseidon aircraft at Defence Establishment Fairbairn parked next to an 11 Squadron P-3 Orion, the aircraft it will replace. Photo by Flight Sergeant Kev Berriman.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force 

Australia’s first P-8A Poseidon arrives in Canberra

16/11/201616/11/2016 Brian Hartigan 3679 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon

Australia’s newest addition to our airforce, the P-8A Poseidon, touched down in Canberra today. CAPTION: Australia’s first P-8A Poseidon at

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A Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton prepares for a flight test in June 2016 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. During two recent tests, the unmanned air system completed its first heavy weight flight and demonstrated its ability to communicate with the P-8 aircraft while airborne. (U.S. Navy photo)
News Overseas Science & Technology USA 

MQ-4C Triton and a P-8A Poseidon exchanged full-motion video

28/06/201616/02/2017 Brian Hartigan 2923 Views 0 Comments MQ-4C Triton, Northrop Grumman, P-8A Poseidon

During a flight test on June 2, an MQ-4C Triton and a P-8A Poseidon successfully exchanged full-motion video for the

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