JACKSONVILLE, Florida, October 30, 2025 -Boeing [NYSE: BA] is strengthening Australia’s maritime surveillance and anti-submarine capability with the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) first P-8A Poseidon entering an upgrade program as the service also begins integrating its 13th aircraft into the fleet.
Under the four-year Increment 3 Block 2 modifications, RAAF P-8As will receive new antennas, sensors and software to improve communications and computer processing systems, allowing aircrew to search, detect and target the world’s most advanced submarines.
Australia is the first global P-8A customer to receive Increment 3 modifications.
The new RAAF P-8A Poseidon was delivered on September 29, with the 14th Aircraft whose delivery is scheduled for 2026.
“These upgrades, along with the delivery of the 13th P-8A, mark two important developments for Australia’s defense of its vast coastline,” said Naomi Smith, Director of Sustainment Operations at Boeing Defense Australia (BDA). “Increment 3 Block 2 will provide next-generation detection and guidance for aircrews, while the newest aircraft strengthens fleet readiness and operational reach while maintaining interoperability with the U.S. Navy’s P-8A fleet.”
Boeing will upgrade the first two RAAF P-8As at the Jacksonville maintenance, repair and overhaul facility. The RAAF aircraft are also the first international aircraft to be upgraded at the facilities where teams continue to upgrade and deliver P-8As to the US Navy. The remaining aircraft will be modified by BDA at its Deep Maintenance and Modification Facility near RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia.
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