The crew of the P-8A reported wake turbulence following the interaction. The duration of the intercept was approximately 42 minutes. On…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
People’s Liberation Army Navy Destroyer Lased US Navy P-8A while it was flying in airspace above international waters
by Dario LeoneA People’s Republic of China (PRC) navy destroyer 161 lased a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime on Feb. 17 while it…
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Military Aviation
Trump Wants to Cut F-35s, P-8s, MV-22s and MQ-9s to Fund Border Wall
by Dario LeoneAround 3.8 billion dollars in DoD funding may be going spending along the border between the US and Mexico. US President…
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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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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 EraMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
The Life and Times of an S-3A Viking Sensor Operator, Part Three: What Goes Up, Must Come Down
by Edward ChangToday, a new generation of AWs carry on the tradition set forth by men like Bules and Worth, but aboard different…
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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
“Russian Su-27 performed safe but unprofessional intercept of U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon,” U.S. officials say
by Dario LeoneDuring the encounter, that lasted about nine minutes, the Su-27 came within about 20 feet of the Poseidon On May 2,…
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Military Aviation
“OUR Su-30 HELPED U.S. NAVY P-8 AIRCREW TO AVOID AN INTERNATIONAL SCANDAL,” RUSSIAN MILITARY OFFICIAL SAYS
by Dario Leone“Our pilots, in actual fact, helped their U.S. counterparts avoid an international incident that would have erupted if they had violated…
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