A US Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft takes off from Lajes Field in the Azores. The base provides a stopping point for aircraft to commute back and forth between the US and Europe and is to be upgraded to support P-8A operations, though it is not clear if this describes the current transient flights or represents a plan to launch anti-submarine warfare missions from the islands. (DVIDS)

The US Department of Defense (DoD) is to upgrade Lajes Field in the Azores to support the Boeing P-8A Poseidon multimission maritime aircraft (MMA).

Disclosed in a contract solicitation posted on the US government procurement website, sam.gov, on 9 January, the work is designed to support US Navy (USN) operations of the P-8A on the Portuguese island chain located in the mid-Atlantic Ocean.

A US Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft takes off from Lajes Field in the Azores. The base provides a stopping point for aircraft to commute back and forth between the US and Europe and is to be upgraded to support P-8A operations, though it is not clear if this describes the current transient flights or represents a plan to launch anti-submarine warfare missions from the islands. (DVIDS)

The US Department of Defense (DoD) is to upgrade Lajes Field in the Azores to support the Boeing P-8A Poseidon multimission maritime aircraft (MMA).

Disclosed in a contract solicitation posted on the US government procurement website, sam.gov, on 9 January, the work is designed to support US Navy (USN) operations of the P-8A on the Portuguese island chain located in the mid-Atlantic Ocean.

A US Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft takes off from Lajes Field in the Azores. The base provides a stopping point for aircraft to commute back and forth between the US and Europe and is to be upgraded to support P-8A operations, though it is not clear if this describes the current transient flights or represents a plan to launch anti-submarine warfare missions from the islands. (DVIDS)

The US Department of Defense (DoD) is to upgrade Lajes Field in the Azores to support the Boeing P-8A Poseidon multimission maritime aircraft (MMA).

Disclosed in a contract solicitation posted on the US government procurement website, sam.gov, on 9 January, the work is designed to support US Navy (USN) operations of the P-8A on the Portuguese island chain located in the mid-Atlantic Ocean.

A US Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft takes off from Lajes Field in the Azores. The base provides a stopping point for aircraft to commute back and forth between the US and Europe and is to be upgraded to support P-8A operations, though it is not clear if this describes the current transient flights or represents a plan to launch anti-submarine warfare missions from the islands. (DVIDS)

The US Department of Defense (DoD) is to upgrade Lajes Field in the Azores to support the Boeing P-8A Poseidon multimission maritime aircraft (MMA).

Disclosed in a contract solicitation posted on the US government procurement website, sam.gov, on 9 January, the work is designed to support US Navy (USN) operations of the P-8A on the Portuguese island chain located in the mid-Atlantic Ocean.

A US Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft takes off from Lajes Field in the Azores. The base provides a stopping point for aircraft to commute back and forth between the US and Europe and is to be upgraded to support P-8A operations, though it is not clear if this describes the current transient flights or represents a plan to launch anti-submarine warfare missions from the islands. (DVIDS)

The US Department of Defense (DoD) is to upgrade Lajes Field in the Azores to support the Boeing P-8A Poseidon multimission maritime aircraft (MMA).

Disclosed in a contract solicitation posted on the US government procurement website, sam.gov, on 9 January, the work is designed to support US Navy (USN) operations of the P-8A on the Portuguese island chain located in the mid-Atlantic Ocean.

A US Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft takes off from Lajes Field in the Azores. The base provides a stopping point for aircraft to commute back and forth between the US and Europe and is to be upgraded to support P-8A operations, though it is not clear if this describes the current transient flights or represents a plan to launch anti-submarine warfare missions from the islands. (DVIDS)

The US Department of Defense (DoD) is to upgrade Lajes Field in the Azores to support the Boeing P-8A Poseidon multimission maritime aircraft (MMA).

Disclosed in a contract solicitation posted on the US government procurement website, sam.gov, on 9 January, the work is designed to support US Navy (USN) operations of the P-8A on the Portuguese island chain located in the mid-Atlantic Ocean.