British Boeing RC-135M Rivet Joint or P8 Poseidon aircraft can escort ships with Ukrainian grain

Great Britain offers to use its aircrafts Boeing RC-135M Rivet Joint or P8 Poseidon to escort ships with Ukrainian grain.

What we know

The Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom Ben Wallace said about this at the NATO summit. At the same time, the official ruled out the possibility of sending Royal Navy ships to the Black Sea. The reason is that Turkey has blocked the passage of warships through the Bosporus and London does not want Ankara to lift the ban.

Boeing P8 Poseidon is an American anti-submarine aircraft that can act as a deterrent to Russia. It carries anti-ship missiles Harpoon and an upgraded version SLAM-ER. The aircraft uses lightweight torpedoes Mk 54 to defeat submarines. It has a cruising speed 815 km/h, a practical ceiling 12.5 km and a combat range 2,222 km. One P8 Poseidon costs more than $430 million.

Boeing Rivet Joint is a reconnaissance aircraft that is a redesigned version Boeing RC-135M. It got a side-scan radar station, which is not present in RC-135M. The aircraft has a speed up to 870 km/h. Practical ceiling is almost 12 km.

Source: Sky News

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