The Boeing P-8 Poseidon is an American maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft developed and produced by Boeing Defense, Space & Security, and derived from the civilian Boeing 737-800. It was developed for the United States Navy (USN).
Boeing P-8 Poseidon
The rollout of the P-8 on 30 July 2009
A P-8A flying alongside a Lockheed P-3C Orion, close to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, 2010
US Navy pilots in the cockpit of a P-8 in 2019
A maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), also known as a patrol aircraft, maritime reconnaissance aircraft, maritime surveillance aircraft, or by the older American term patrol bomber, is a fixed-wing aircraft designed to operate for long durations over water in maritime patrol roles — in particular anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-ship warfare (AShW), and search and rescue (SAR).
A P-3C of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
SS class airship
British Short Sunderland maritime reconnaissance flying boat
Interior of a French Navy Breguet Atlantic