The US Navy in fact has a validated warfighting requirement of 138 Poseidons to cope with Russian and Chinese naval forces,…
Military AviationU.S. Navy
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P-3 Orion
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
IRIAF P-3F Orion Buzzes US Navy Ships in the Gulf of Oman
by Dario LeoneSuch IRIAF P-3F Orion low passes are reported as a regular occurrence in the Persian Gulf region. Taken on Nov. 11,…
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Military AviationU.S. Navy
US Navy Bids Farewell To P-3 And Sends Recently Retired Orion to National Naval Aviation Museum
BuNo 162776 just returned from a six-month rotational deployment on Oct. 9, 2019, when the “Fighting Marlins” marked the final active…
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Military Aviation
Argentina Buys Four Surplus US Navy P-3C Orion Maritime Patrol Aircraft
by Dario LeoneThe surplus US Navy P-3C Orion aircraft will replace the six P-3Bs Argentina received between 1997 and 1999, of which none…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation Safety
That time a Soviet Su-27 Flanker Collided with a Norwegian P-3 Orion over the Barents Sea
by Dario LeoneThe Su-27 did gain special markings – one of the five ‘kill’ stars painted on the port side of the nose…
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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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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…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
REPUBLIC OF KOREA NAVY P-3 ORION ASW AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTALLY JETTISONED ITS LOADOUT INTO SEA
by Dario LeoneThe weapons were not armed when they were released so there is little danger of them exploding by mistake On Jan.…
