Fotos para la historia.-

Photo By Mick Bott.

A United States Navy Poseidon P-8 aircraft on the flight line at RAAF Edinburgh with the aircraft it will replace the P3 Orion. Air 7000 Phase 2B seeks to deliver eight P-8A Poseidon as the manned Maritime Patrol and Response Aircraft (MRPA) capability to replace in part the AP-3C Orion Maritime Intelligence, Surveillance Reconnaissance and Response (MISRR) capability.

Photo By Mick Bott.

Photo By Mick Bott.

Members from RAAF Edinburgh queue to inspect a United States Navy Poseidon P-8 aircraft on the flight line at RAAF Edinburgh.

Photo By Mick Bott.

Officer Commanding No. 92 Wing, Group Captain Craig Heap stands before a United States Navy Poseidon P-8 aircraft on the flight line at Edinburgh.

Photo By Mick Bott. 

Photo By Mick Bott.

Photo By Alan Lancaster.

Project Director Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Group Captain Leon Phillips and Air 7000 ILS Manager, Wing Commander Rosemary Dyke, are shown the surveillance equipment onboard the US Navy Poseidon P-8A. TAMEX 12-2, is an anti-submarine warfare exercise, conducted by RAAF, US Navy and RAN in the West Australian Exercise Area (WAXA) and hosted by RAAF Base Pearce from June 4 to 15, 2012. RAAF AP-3C Orion aircraft and personnel of 92 Wing took part with HMAS Collins, RAN Seahawk helicopters from 816 Squadron and two P-8 Poseidon aircraft and a P-3 Orion from the USN. The exercise served to develop co-operative maritime surveillance interoperability and Anti Submarine Warfare procedures between 92 Wing, RAN and coalition forces.

Photo By Alan Lancaster.

10 Squadron B Flight Commander and Detachment Commander TAMEX 12-2, Squadron Leader Matthew Stuckless, in front of a US Navy Poseidon P-8A at RAAF Base Pearce, WA.

Photo By Alan Lancaster.

Photo By Alan Lancaster.

US Navy Poseidon P-8A, Commander John Verniest, USN, at RAAF Base Pearce, WA.

Photo By Alan Lancaster.

Commanding Officer, 92 Wing Headquarters, Group Captain Andrew Heap and US Navy Poseidon P-8A, Commander John Verniest, USN inside the cockpit of the US Navy Poseidon P-8A at RAAF Base Pearce, WA.

Photo By Alan Lancaster.

Briefing for members from Air 7000 Defence Materiel Organisation and the US Navy Poseidon P8-A crew.

Photo By Alan Lancaster.

AIR 7000: ADF Maritime ISR capability replacement

• Programme to replace the AP-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft with a manned MPA/UAV mix.
• AIR 7000, Phase 1B: Purchase of 7 high altitude, long endurance maritime surveillance UAV. The MQ-4C Global Hawk was originally selected for the role, but the decision has been delayed until after the manned portion is introduced.
• AIR 7000, Phase 2B: Purchase of 8 Boeing P-8A Poseidon manned MPA has been given first-pass approval for service entry from 2018.

Photo By Alan Lancaster.

Project Director Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Group Captain Leon Phillips, is shown the surveillance equipment onboard the US Navy Poseidon P-8A.

Photo By Alan Lancaster.

Director Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Group Captain John Heinrich, is shown the surveillance equipment onboard the US Navy Poseidon P-8A.

Photo By Alan Lancaster.

Members of the US Navy Poseidon P-8A crew.

Photo By Alan Lancaster.

US Navy Poseidon P-8A at RAAF Base Pearce, WA.