U.S. Navy Begins Major P-8A Upgrade

The first P-8A to receive the Increment 3 Block 2 upgrade arrives at Boeing’s facility at Cecil Airport, Florida.

Credit: U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy has begun modifications to its P-8 sub-hunting fleet with delivery of the first aircraft to Boeing for the Increment 3 Block 2 update. Naval Air Systems Command (Navair) in an announcement said the aircraft was delivered to the company’s maintenance, repair and overhaul hangar at Cecil...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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