Took me until after Christmas to ponder what would be the optimum way to engage with GIATT's quadruped. Concluded that unobserved would probably be best.
Meanwhile, I came across the linked
Flightglobal article that reports the USN wants to place a multiple year purchase contract for Boeing Poseidon aircraft. It also mentions that the MPA may be teamed with Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft to extend surface area surveillance coverage, which seems logical enough.
US Navy moves to purchase up to 72 Boeing P-8s
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