A P-8A Poseidon assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 20 flies over USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) in Chesapeake Bay in 2016. (Photo: U.S. Navy)
The State Department approved a possible $5.9 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of as much as 16 Boeing [BA] P-9A Poseidon patrol aircraft plus various associated systems and support services.
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of…