U.S. Navy has declared IOC or Initial Operational Capability for Boeing’s HAAWC or High-Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability.Its all-weather kit that will allow the P-8A maritime patrol aircraft to launch anti-submarine torpedoes from high altitudes.The milestone follows the award of a contract for the system to Boeing in August.The Naval Sea Systems Command had awarded Boeing a 25.6 million “fixed-firm-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-only, full-rate production contract for the production of High-Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability Air Launch Accessory (ALA) equipment, related engineering and hardware repair services, and other direct cost support,” as per Defense Department Aug. 19 contract announcement. In this video Defense Updates analyzes how HAAWC would add more teeth to US Navy’s P-8A Poseidon?#defenseupdates #russianeconomy #ukrainerussia