- Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has handed over the 12th P-8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft to the Indian Navy.
- It is a long-range maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft.
- In May 2021, the US State Department approved the proposed sale of six P-8I patrol aircraft and related equipment.
- One of its deals cost $2.42 billion.
- It is a variant of the P-8A Poseidon aircraft developed by The Boeing Company as a replacement for the US Navy's older P-3 fleet.
- In 2009, the Indian Navy became the first international customer for the P-8I aircraft.
- The Navy had purchased eight P-8Is in 2009 in a deal worth US$2.2 billion.
- This is the fourth aircraft under the optional contract signed by the Defense Ministry for the supply of four additional aircraft in 2016.
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