P-81 MARITIME AIRCRAFT

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Defence minister Rajnath Singh flew a sortie in the Indian Navy's P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft during his visit to Mumbai.

About P-81 Maritime Aircraft

P-81 aircraft is India’s 12^th maritime surveillance and antisubmarine warfare delivered by Boeing.
The aircraft is designed for long-range anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASuW), and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions, and is a multi-mission aircraft with state-of-the-art sensors, proven weapons systems, and a globally recognised platform.
The aircraft has two variants — the P-8I, which is manufactured for the Indian Navy, and the P-8A Poseidon, which is flown by the US Navy, the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, and the Royal Norwegian Air Force.
The P-8I can fly as high as 41,000 feet, and has a short transit time, which reduces the size of the “Area of Probability when searching for submarines, surface vessels or search and rescue survivors”.
It is also used for low altitude, humanitarian, and search and rescue missions.
The aircraft has two engines, and is about 40 meters long, with a wingspan of 37.64 meters.
The aircraft comes with one of the most advanced weapon systems in the world, and has a life of around 25 years, or 25,000 hours in the “harshest maritime flight regimes, including extended operations in icing environments”.