Boeing bullish on P-8 CEE business
Manufacturer Boeing sees growing sales opportunities for its P-8 Poseidon MPA platform across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), as countries across the region look to significantly enhance military spending and facedown a growing threat beyond their borders.
Boeing is confident that the aircraft will draw attention from a number of customers, including Romania and Poland, especially due to a wide range of mission roles, which the aircraft can operate in.
‘If you’re conducting an ASW mission and a surface ship starts to approach, the radar, the ESM [Electronic Support Measures] and electronic listening functions, are still fully capable in the
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