How Lockheed’s P-3 kept the Cold War from turning hot. Submarines are hard to kill. For military strategists, no warship ...

The Lockheed P-3 Orion first flew in 1959 ... the P-3 has had at least a peripheral presence in most American conflicts from Vietnam to Afghanistan. Several variants have been produced, and ...

Pictured is Orion's headquarters in Yongsan District ... Sales rose 6.6 percent over the same period, driven by strong growth in China and Vietnam.

Two years later, Orion crews found themselves flying patrols ... Retired Captain Tim Verhoef did two tours in Vietnam as a P-3 tactical coordinator. He and his crew would fly patrols along Vietnam ...