While US Navy blimps were useful for finding and pinning down U-boats until other help arrived, they were not supposed to…
anti-submarine warfare
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Aviation HistoryLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
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Military Aviation
Icarus Aerospace to use OV-10 Bronco look-alike TAV aircraft for submarine detection and tracking capability
by Dario LeoneBy offering CAE’s MAD-XR on TAV / WASP-M in a towed configuration Icarus Aerospace will remove all sources of aircraft interference and provide a superior magnetic…
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Aviation HumorMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
That Time Santa Claus Had a Close Encounter with a US Navy S-3 Viking
by Dario LeoneWe’re happy to report that while Santa wasn’t quite his usual jolly self after this too close encounter with S-3 BuNo…
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Cold War EraMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
The Life and Times of an S-3A Viking Sensor Operator, Part One: It Wasn’t Just a Job, but an Adventure
by Edward ChangIf you are ready, let us turn back the clock to the mid-to-late-1980s and take a ride aboard the S-3A Viking…
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New Zealand’s Defence Minister Ron Mark will propose to buy four Boeing P-8A Poseidons to replace the P-3K New Zealand’s Defence…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Video shows Indian Navy Il-38 after emergency landing in Russia
by Dario LeoneThe nose gear of the Il-38 had failed to lower. Ilyushin company press service says the aircraft was flown by the…
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RAAF has taken delivery of six P-8A Poseidon aircraft from an overall order book of 12 According Flight Global, Royal Australian Air…
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Military AviationU.S. Navy
HERE’S A PHOTO OF AN S-3 VIKING KEEPING UP FOREIGN RELATIONS
by Dario LeoneHey Geeks do you think this S-3 aircrew was searching for a MiG-28 underneath their Viking? Inverted S-3 Viking. Hey Geeks…
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Military AviationU.S. Navy
VP-5 BECOMES FIRST SQUADRON TO EMPLOY THE P-8 POSEIDON IN COUNTER-DRUG OPS
by Dario LeoneOne month into deployment, CAC-8 and CAC-12 of VP-5 Mad Foxes are well on their way to proving the P-8’s counter-narcotic…
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Military AviationU.S. Navy
U.S. NAVY P-8As CONDUCT JOINT ASW EXERCISE WITH JAPANESE MARITIME SELF DEFENSE FORCE P-1s
by Dario LeoneThis crew swap allowed both VP-10 and FAW-4 to share ASW techniques and best practices, as well as ensure continued interoperability…