‘We had been conducting operations at low level (200 – 300 feet) in the Norwegian Sea, when we received a message…
Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
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Military Aviation
BAE Systems to provide US Navy P-8A Poseidon fleet with pod to get self-protection against RF missiles
by Dario LeoneThe pod-mounted RFCM system is a leading-edge, lightweight, high-power system that will add a new self-protection capability to this next-generation US…
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Military AviationU.S. Navy
US Navy to Stop Buying P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft despite Russian and Chinese Submarines are a Growing Threat
by Dario LeoneThe US Navy in fact has a validated warfighting requirement of 138 Poseidons to cope with Russian and Chinese naval forces,…
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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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