HUF-HACK's video: Most advanced UK s New maritime patrol aircraft P 8A will end 10 year gap in RAF capability

P-8As are equipped with sensors and weapons systems designed for anti-submarine warfare, and will also carry out surveillance and search and rescue missions, according to the RAF. They fill the role left by the RAF's previous maritime patrol aircraft, the Nimrod, which was retired in 2010. The RAF received its first P-8A last October during a ceremony in the United States. The aircraft is equipped with a range of search and tracking systems, including, An APY-10 radar providing high-resolution mapping, An acoustic sensor system, An IR turret and electronic support measures (ESM), It also carries torpedoes.