A second squadron , VP-5 , completed its transition to the P-8 in August 2013 with its next overseas deployment slated for mid-2014 . A third squadron , VP-45 , began its transition to the Poseidon in July 2013 . During mid-2014 , a pair of P-8s were dispatched to Perth , Australia for two months as part of an international search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 . USN P-8s may routinely rotate through bases of allies . In September 2014 , the Malaysian government offered the use of bases in East Malaysia for P-8s , but no flights have yet been approved
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Boeing P-8 Poseidon