Boeing P-8 I Poseidon for India

Just a month ahead of Aero India 2009, competing against a number of others in the field, Boeing bagged a $2.1 billion order from India for eight of its P-8 I Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft. Derived from Boeing’s commercial 737 airframe, it is similar to the P-8 A Poseidon that Boeing is developing for the US Navy. This fleet is intended to replace Russian-built TU-142 fleet as the Indian Navy’s long-range patrol aircraft and will be capable of anti-submarine warfare apart from a number of other capabilities.