The US Navy has awarded a contract to Boeing to deliver seven P-8A Poseidon deployable mission readiness trainers (DMRTs).

Under the terms of the deal, the company will deliver the first DMRT for US Navy troops on missions in 2019.

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The DMRT will enable aircrew members and operators to enhance their mission readiness, even while serving away from home.

P-8A training systems integrated product team lead commander John Thoe said: “Training ensures the maritime patrol reconnaissance community is proficient in anti-submarine warfare. By using these trainers, crews are trained without adding flight hours to the aircraft.

“DMRTs will fulfil these important requirements by providing high-fidelity, crew-based training to deployed squadrons.”

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Boeing has designed the proposed DMRT to be portable with low-power requirements and includes the company’s Weapons Tactics Trainer system that integrates sonobuoy and ocean acoustics modelling.

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“DMRTs will fulfil these important requirements by providing high-fidelity, crew-based training to deployed squadrons.”

The US Navy trains P-8A Poseidon aircrew members at naval air stations in Jacksonville, Florida, and Whidbey Island, Washington.

While 70% of the training for the aircrews takes place on simulators and other trainers, the remaining 30% use the actual aircraft.

Boeing has also secured another contract to supply a complete P-8A training system to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The delivery is slated to begin next year.

Equipped with the capability to conduct broad-area maritime and littoral operations, the P-8A Poseidon aircraft has been designed for long-range anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.

Image: Boeing’s Weapons Tactics Trainer system, which incorporates sonobuoy and ocean acoustics modelling. Photo: courtesy of Boeing.