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| 2025 | First P-8A aircraft is expected to enter service with the German Navy in Spring. |
| 2024 | Scheduled delivery of the six P-8A Poseidon aircraft to the Republic of Korea Navy. |
| October 2024 | Replacement aircraft officially named E-130J. |
| October 2024 | The Wall Street Journal reported that Boeing was exploring a potential sale of its space division programs, including the Starliner spacecraft and International Space Station operations. |
| August 2024 | Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL) signed a deal with Boeing to maintain the Indian Navy's P-8I fleet and train personnel. |
| April 17 2024 | A USN P-8A flew through the Taiwan Strait, asserting navigational rights amid tensions with China over Taiwan's sovereignty. |
| March 22 2024 | Indian Air Force Chinooks air-dropped another test vehicle during the RLV-LEX-02 mission for the Indian Space Research Organisation's Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstration Program. |
| January 2024 | France began exploring potential replacement of its AWACS fleet, with reports indicating interest in the Swedish Saab GlobalEye aircraft. |
| 2023 | Denmark was reported in the newspaper Altinget to be considering acquiring P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, as revealed by a leaked defence list. |
| 2023 | Spain upgraded thirteen CH-47D to CH-47F standard and acquired four new build CH-47F helicopters. |
| November 2023 | Germany approved the purchase of a simulator and an additional three P-8A aircraft. |
| November 30 2023 | Defence Minister Bill Blair announced Canada's purchase of up to 16 P-8As, with delivery expected between 2026 and 2027, and full operational capability anticipated by 2033. The fleet will be based in Nova Scotia at 14 Wing Greenwood and in British Columbia at 19 Wing Comox. |
| November 20 2023 | A USN P-8A assigned to VP-4 overshot the runway while landing in the rain at MCAS Kaneohe Bay and ended up in the water, with all nine crew members remaining uninjured. |
| October 2023 | Germany ordered an additional 3 P-8As, bringing their total order to 8 aircraft, with deliveries set to begin in 2025. |
| June 27 2023 | The U.S. State Department approved a potential $5.9 billion sale of up to 16 P-8As and associated equipment, pending Congressional approval. |
| June 20 2023 | A Royal Canadian Air Force CH-147F crashed in the Ottawa River near CFB Petawawa. Two crew members died, and two were hospitalized. The crash was attributed to 'spatial disorientation'. |
| May 2023 | Malaysia ultimately selected the ATR-72MP as its maritime patrol aircraft, bypassing the Boeing P-8 Poseidon despite its earlier shortlisting. |
| April 2023 | Multiple Chinook helicopters conducted the evacuation of the US Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, during the ongoing Sudanese civil war, using Special Forces. |
| April 2 2023 | Indian Air Force Chinooks air-dropped a test vehicle during the RLV-LEX-01 mission for the Indian Space Research Organisation's Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstration Program. |
| March 2023 | Canada submitted a Letter of Request via the U.S. government's Foreign Military Sales program for the acquisition of up to 16 P-8As. |
| March 31 2023 | The US Air Force retired its first E-3 Sentry from service, marking the beginning of the aircraft's phaseout. |
| 2022 | Development of E-XX TACAMO replacement aircraft began in earnest. |
| 2022 | Boeing officially announced its offer of the P-8A in the Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft project, partnering with several Canadian aerospace companies. |
| December 2022 | New Zealand received its first P-8A aircraft, with three more delivered in the same period. |
| September 23 2022 | Boeing's Latin America director Tim Flood presented the P-8 Poseidon capabilities to Brazilian Air Force commander General Carlos de Almeida Baptista Júnior, exploring potential replacement of Brazil's current P-3AM maritime patrol aircraft. |
| July 2022 | Three Boeing E-3D Sentry aircraft arrived in Chile. Two aircraft (units ZH103 and ZH106) were assigned to join the 'Grupo de Aviación N.º 10' of the II Air Brigade, with the third aircraft to be used as a source of spare parts. |
| June 2022 | German government selected the CH-47F Block 2 as the winner of its heavy helicopter program to replace Sikorsky CH-53G Sea Stallion fleet, planning to purchase sixty airframes to boost heavy lift capability. |
| May 2022 | Incident reported where a Chinese J-16 allegedly flew alongside a RAAF P-8A, deploying flares and chaff, with one piece of chaff reportedly ingested into the P-8A's engine. |
| April 2022 | U.S. Air Force announces that the Boeing E-7 will replace the E-3 Sentry beginning in 2027. |
| April 2022 | The surviving British Chinook 'Bravo November', which notably lifted 81 troops in a single occasion during the Falklands War, was placed on display at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford. |
| 2021 | Purchased a Royal Air Force E-3D Sentry aircraft for conversion into a dedicated E-6 trainer. |
| 2021 | Boeing Defense, Space & Security positioned Boeing as the third-largest defense contractor in the world. |
| 2021 | Chinook helicopters participated in the Kabul airlift at the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan. |
| December 30 2021 | The remaining two additional P-8Is were delivered to the Indian Navy. |
| November 18 2021 | Norway received its first P-8A Poseidon aircraft, to be operated by the 133 Air Wing, 333 Squadron at Evenes Air Station. |
| October 2021 | Germany initially ordered 5 P-8As for its Navy, with plans to assign them to Naval Air Wing 3 at Nordholz Naval Airbase. |
| September 2021 | Chile acquired three Boeing E-3D Sentry (Sentry AEW.1) aircraft second-hand from the United Kingdom. |
| September 28 2021 | Germany finalized the purchase of P-8A aircraft, with plans to retire its existing P-3C Orion fleet upon delivery. |
| August 2021 | RAF E-3D Sentry aircraft made its final flight in U.K. service. |
| July 2021 | The last operational flight by an RAF E-3 Sentry was conducted, with the Sentry subsequently retired from service. |
| July 13 2021 | Boeing rolled out the first P-8A Poseidon aircraft for Norway from the paint shop. |
| July 13 2021 | The second additional P-8I was delivered to the Indian Navy. |
| June 23 2021 | Germany approved the purchase of five P-8A maritime patrol aircraft for $1.31 billion. |
| March 12 2021 | US Department of State approved a potential Foreign Military Sale of five P-8A aircraft to Germany, with an estimated cost of $1.77 billion, as notified to US Congress by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. |
| 2020 | Initial orders placed for EC-130J variant as E-6 replacement. |
| 2020 | Navy decided to independently develop an E-XX TACAMO replacement aircraft. |
| 2020 | The USAF projected to complete upgrades on twenty-four E-3 aircraft to the block 40/45 configuration by the end of the fiscal year, while simultaneously planning to retire seven aircraft to reduce upgrade costs and salvage out-of-production components. |
| 2020 | The HH-60W entered service to replace the older HH-60G helicopters, with the Air Force ultimately not selecting the larger Chinook variant. |
| December 30 2020 | Australian Government approved ordering two additional P-8A aircraft. |
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