Lockheed Martin expects the 450 P-3 Orion aircraft, which are in service with 18 operators in 16 countries, to provide significant modification, upgrade and maintenance opportunities over the next 20 ...

To the Soviets, the aircraft seemed to be everywhere, not only scouting attempted entries into Cuba, but flying patrols deep into the Atlantic. It was a P-3 crew, in fact, that found and photographed ...

The U.S. has provided the P-3 Orion and the P-8 Poseidon aircraft—both designed for anti-submarine warfare—to its allies and partners through military sales.

Though the P-3 Orion is slowly but surely being replaced by the Boeing P-8 Poseidon for ASW work, the transition is far from complete. The older Orion — unlike other famous Cold War-era Navy warplanes ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Patrol Squadron THIRTY (VP-30), the “Pro’s Nest,” is honoring the end of service, or “sundown,” of the Lockheed P-3C Orion aircraft on Friday. The ceremony will take place at ...

P-3 DELIVERED: L-3 Communications' Integrated Systems subsidiary has delivered an upgraded P-3 Orion aircraft to New Zealand's air force two months ahead of schedule, the company said Aug. 24. L-3 is ...

WELLINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The New Zealand Defence Force on Tuesday said it would retire five P-3K2 Orion aircraft five months earlier than planned because of staff shortages, leaving it with few ...

<p><br><P> St. Mary's County is occasionally visited by hurricanes and their leftovers, but Jim McFadden has personally visited 563 storms aboard P-3 Orion airplanes.<P> "I don't fly a lot anymore.

How Lockheed’s P-3 kept the Cold War from turning hot. Robert Bernier A P-3C Orion assigned to VP-46 commands the ramp at Washington’s Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, in 2017. U.S. Navy/ Petty ...