Boeing to Deliver P-8A Training Systems to S.Korea

The U.S. Department of Defense announced a contract valued $55.4 million to deliver P-8A training systems to South Korea.

This order procures P-8A training systems hardware for the government of Korea. Specifically, this order provides for the production and delivery of one Operational Flight Trainer with Brief/Debrief Station, one Weapons Tactics Trainer with Brief/Debrief Station, one Virtual Maintenance Trainer, one Maintenance Support Cabinet, one 10-seat plus one instructor seat Maintenance Electronic Classroom (EC), one Training System Support Center, one 10-seat plus one instructor seat Mission Systems Desktop Trainer EC, one 10-seat plus one instructor seat Flight Management Systems Trainer EC, and one 10-seat plus one instructor seat Aircrew EC, as per official DoD release.

Additionally, this order provides contracts, logistics, engineering and management technical expertise required for the procurement, build, inspection and acceptance of the Phase 1 hardware for the P-8A training system for the government of Korea.

In 2018, the U.S. State Department approved the sale of six P-8As to Seoul for an estimated $2.1 billion. The Korean Navy currently uses P-3Cs and P-3CKs and will replace them with the new aircraft in 2030. Boeing rolled out the first aircraft for the country in February 2022.