The National Interest, a U.S. diplomatic and security journal, republished its 2020 article on the P-8A Poseidon anti-submarine patrol aircraft’s ability to track Chinese Communist nuclear submarines.
According to the article, the Poseidon ASW patrol aircraft, coupled with a nuclear-powered attack submarine with intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities, appears capable of helping to track the Chinese Communist Party’s nuclear ballistic missile submarines. high threat areas. Navy developers explained that the Poseidon ASW patrol aircraft can operate at a range of 1,200 nautical miles for up to 10 hours. The longer dwell time, combined with the faster speed, allows the Poseidon to better cover a wide area and search for hidden Communist nuclear missile submarines.
The P-8A is a militarized variant of Boeing’s 737-800 that includes torpedo and harpoon weapon stations, 129 sonar buoys and an onboard refueling station, providing greater range, submersible hunting depth and multiple attack options. Given that the P-8 can conduct sonar submarine hunting missions from higher altitudes than surface ships, helicopters or other low-flying aircraft, it can operate with reduced risk of enemy surface fires and small boat swarm attacks. Unlike many UAVs and other intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets, Poseidon can not only detect and track enemy submarines, it can also attack and destroy them.
In addition to its AN/APY-10 maritime surveillance radar, and MX series electro-optical/optimized infrared cameras that scan the ocean surface, the Poseidon ASW patrol aircraft’s air-dropped sonobuoys can detect submarines at various depths below the surface. The patrol aircraft can also operate as a “node” in a broader submarine hunting network consisting of surface ships, surface unmanned vessels, airborne UAV-mounted maritime sensors and submarines. Poseidon can utilize active electronically scanned arrays, synthetic aperture radar, and ground-based moving target indicators as part of its contribution to interconnected sub-hunting missions.
Both the United States and the Chinese Communist Party are significantly increasing their activities in the region, including surveillance, training, combat readiness operations, and allied interoperability operations. The U.S. Navy has repeatedly conducted “dual carrier” operational preparations, clearly demonstrating the size, scope, and coordination that a U.S. carrier attack could entail.
China’s indigenous aircraft carrier construction is also advancing rapidly, and multiple carriers have been dispatched to missions in the region.
Analysts say that “neither China nor the United States wants to involve the other in a military conflict because it would be a disaster for both countries and the world.
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