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AN ANALYSIS OF THE U.S. NAVY P-3C ORION SERVICE LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM. ABSTRACT. The P-3 service life extension program (SLEP) served to extend the P-3’s capabilities. The P-3 fulfilled a wide breadth of mission sets, ranging from overland ground troops support to littoral surveillance to hunting submarines.
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 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.
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.
The P-3C Update III Anti-Surface Warfare Improvement Program [AIP] Aircraft will provide improvements in Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence; surveillance and OTH-T capabilities; and survivability, to include the Maverick Missile System.
Armament: Weapons bay can house two Mk 101 depth-bombs, and four Mk 43, 44 or 46 torpedoes; or eight Mk 54 bombs. External ordinance load up to 6,220 kg (13,713 lb). AGM Harpoon long-range anti-shipping missiles.
The P-3 Orion is a peerless airborne hunter. Its reputation as the ultimate maritime patrol aircraft has been earned through more than 50 years of service, from the Cuban Missile Crisis to round-the-clock patrols throughout the Cold War, to today's guardian of the seas.
