Approval for UK P-8 Purchase

摘要

The US State Department has approved the UK's planned purchase of up to nine Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and associated major defence equipment, training, and support. The approval was confirmed in an announcement on March 25, by the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), which said it had delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale the previous day. The DSCA quotes the estimated cost as $3.2bn.