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P8
Boeing P-8 Poseidon
The Sub Hunter
“A 737 with torpedoes.”
Boeing · military
Length
129 ft 5 in
Wingspan
123 ft 6 in
Max speed
490 kts
Range
1,200 nmi (mission)
Ceiling
41,000 ft
Engines
2x CFM International CFM56-7B
Crew
9
First flight
2009
In service
2013–present
Built
170+
The P-8 Poseidon is a Boeing 737 modified to hunt submarines, conduct surveillance, and drop weapons. It looks like a commercial airliner, but those pods under the wings aren't luggage compartments.
Fun fact
The P-8 can drop sonobuoys to detect submarines, then engage them with Harpoon missiles or Mk 54 torpedoes — all from a 737 airframe.
How to spot one
Modified 737-800 with no winglets. Weapons bay, sonobuoy chutes, and a radar bulge. Gray paint job.
Crews call it
The Poseidon
Sounds like
Sounds exactly like a 737 — because it IS a 737. But this one hunts submarines.
One might be overhead right now.
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