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No modification for UK P-8

16th December 2015 - 12:27 GMT | by Richard Thomas in London

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The UK will not fit Stormshadow or Sting Ray weapon systems onto its Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) in order to bring the platform into service with the RAF as soon as possible.

In a written parliamentary response issued on 16 December Philip Dunne, Minister of State for Defence Procurement, said the aircraft would be put into service ‘without significant modification to ensure the delivery of operational capability as soon as is practicable’.

He continued: ‘There are no current plans to integrate Stormshadow and Sting Ray onto the aircraft, though it is possible that future capability enhancements once

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