Summary: The Lockheed P-3 Orion, a turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft, has been a staple in aerial fleets worldwide since its first flight in 1959. Developed from the ...

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 Officer 3rd Class Alex J. Cole Submarines are hard to kill. For ...

The crew usually consists of eight personnel: the pilot, copilot, flight engineer, and radar/sensor operators. A P-3 crew coordinates flying operations from the airplane’s cockpit.

The P-3 Orion: A Versatile Plane One characteristic shared by all the planes that have reached a half-century of service is versatility, and the P-3 Orion is no exception in this regard.

Commitment to modernisation The delivery of the P-3 Orion is part of the National Public Investment Project aimed at improving the capabilities of the Naval Aviation Command.

By Marsha Childs Fleet Readiness Center Southeast Public Affairs Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) has completed a heritage paint scheme on a second P-3C Orion Maritime Patrol and ...

Two more Navy P-3 Orion surveillance aircraft joined the search for EgyptAir Flight 804 but no Navy ships are yet involved.

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 planes for search, rescue ...

Boeing expects to have five P-8A Poseidon anti-submarine test planes completed by March 2009, with full production expected to commence in 2013.

LONDON—The Hellenic Navy has received the first of up to five Lockheed P-3 Orions in a refurbishment program, restored to flight status after a decade-long hiatus. Officials from Lockheed Martin ...