ARLINGTON, Va. — Boeing has been tapped by the New Zealand government to upgrade the anti-submarine acoustic processing system of the nation’s P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft with a system similar to that of the U.S. Navy’s P-8A aircraft.
Boeing’s Defense, Space & Security unit was awarded a $24.1 million contract on Aug. 24 by the New Zealand Ministry of Defence to upgrade the six P-3K2 aircraft of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), according to an Aug. 24 Boeing release. The company “will develop, install and test” the processor and also “will provide associated airborne, ground and classroom training and spares and maintenance support.”