Enter the mighty P-3 Orion, steadfast patroller of the maritime grid. Named after Orion the Hunter of ancient Greek mythology, the P-3 Orion shares the same vocation. In response to advances in ...

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 ...

In total, 757 P-3s have been built, and in 2012, the P-3 entered a rare company. The Orion joined the B-52 Stratofortress, KC-135 Stratotanker, C-130 Hercules, and U-2 Dragon Lady as the only U.S ...

To counter the threat of silent submersible stalkers, the Navy continues to use an aerial platform that has served faithfully for over 50 years: the Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion. And that’s without ...

The P-8 is expected to replace the aging P-3 fleet, which has been in service with South Korea’s navy since 1995. It ...

In fact, according to Lockheed, the P-3 Orion has a certificated maximum endurance of 16 hours, but the CBP lists its variants as having a max endurance of 12 hours and a range of 4,000 nm.

The RNZAF formally said farewell this week to the Lockheed P-3 Orion, one of the oldest aircraft in its fleet, before the remaining aircraft carried out a three-ship formation North Island tour.

Three Orion aircraft had one final fly past Ohakea ... “That lifesaving sound of a P-3 overhead, heard by many, will be gone. But for all those people who have had any sort of interaction ...

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 ...