Navy orders P-8 trainers

130206-N-ZZ99-140 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 6, 2013) A P-8A Poseidon assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16 is seen in flight over Jacksonville, Fla. (U.S Navy photo by Personnel Specialist 1st Class Anthony Petry/Released)

Boeing has been awarded a Navy contract for P-8A Poseidon trainers.

Boeing will provide seven Deployable Mission Readiness Trainers, or DMRT, beginning in 2019, according to a Boeing news release.

“The proposed DMRT design is portable with low-power requirements and includes Boeing’s Weapons Tactics Trainer system, which incorporates sonobuoy and ocean acoustics modeling,” Boeing said.

Boeing will also deliver a P-8A training system to the Royal Australian Air Force in 2018.