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Origins. In August 1957, the U.S. Navy called for proposals for replacement of the piston-engined Lockheed P2V Neptune (later redesignated P-2) and Martin P5M Marlin (later redesignated P-5) with a more advanced aircraft to conduct maritime patrol and antisubmarine warfare.
24 Δεκ 2020 · The US Navy P-3C aircraft are equipped to carry the Harpoon AGM-84 anti-ship and stand-off land attack missile. During the late 1990s, the US Navy P-3C Orions armed with the Harpoon were deployed in Yugoslavia.
External ordinance load up to 6,220 kg (13,713 lb). AGM Harpoon long-range anti-shipping missiles. History: In 1970 the Model P-3C appeared with new technology weapon systems, and a digital computer to ease the workload for the ten man crew, five of whom were housed in the tactical compartment.
23 Σεπ 2021 · The P-3C Orion is a land-based, long-range, anti-submarine warfare patrol aircraft. In operation since the 1960s, it’s currently being used by two Navy Reserve patrol squadrons.
3 Απρ 2024 · For half a century, the P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft patrolled the world's oceans for the US Navy, hunting subs, rescuing the lost, and securing borders.
Initially painted Navy blue with a white upper fuselage, the Orion went into action right away when four P-3As of VP-8 deployed to Bermuda to support U.S. operations during the October 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. “The story begins in Cuba and continues today in Afghanistan,” said Polmar.
The P-3C Orion is a four-engine turboprop aircraft originally designed by the U.S. Navy to locate and track enemy submarines. The mission has been modified in recent years to provide...
