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The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engined, turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the 1960s.
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.
19 Ιουν 2024 · In October 1962, just months after its introduction, P-3 aircraft were deployed for its first significant mission during the Cuban Missile Crisis, conducting critical blockade patrols around Cuba. Shortly after, a P-3 Orion crew identified crated missiles on the Russian Freighter Anasov, confirming their retreat to the Soviet Union.
18 Οκτ 2021 · According to a tweet published by Combined Maritime Forces on October 18, 2021, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force conducts surveillance mission from the air with P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft in the Gulf of Aden.
General characteristics. max. Harpoon (AGM-84) cruise missile; Maverick (AGM 65) air-to-ground missiles, MK-46 torpedoes, depth charges, sonobuoys; and mines up to around 20,000 pounds (9 metric tons) internal and external loads. All about the Lockheed P-3C Orion aircraft.
18 Οκτ 2023 · Four years after losing anti-submarine and maritime surveillance capability, Argentina will re-acquire it soon as it signs an agreement with Norway for Lockheed Martin-built P-3 Orions on October 18, ahead of a much-awaited purchase order for F-16 fighters.
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 on-station...
