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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.
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.
9 Δεκ 2022 · Far from sight of land, skimming over rough seas whose depth and darkness hide a possibly hostile submarine, ten men concentrate on instrument panels, scopes and detection devices as their P-3...
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...
19 Ιουν 2024 · In response to advances in Soviet Navy ballistic missiles and fast attack submarine technology during the Cold War, the Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion was designed to perform Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and Anti-surface Warfare (ASuW) missions for the US Navy. Photo: US Navy.
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.
Germany’s first Orion taking off from RNLNAS Valkenburg in May 2006. After 14 years of P-3 operations and just five years after they initi-ated three major upgrade pro-grams, the German ministry of defense announced in June 2020 that the Orions will be retired in 2025. That is ten years earlier than planned.
