According to Flight Global’s 2015 World Air Forces report, the MSDF has 73 P-3s in its inventory. Politically, Vietnam may also feel more comfortable with the Japanese option; Japan and Vietnam ...

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 ...

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 ...

The sailors of Patrol Squadron 26 made history Thursday as the last East Coast squadron to deploy in the P-3 Orion aircraft. The deployment will mark the end of an aircraft with a 50-year legacy ...

The Orion's vintage white over black paint scheme honors the EP-3B, an electronic variant known as a "Bat Rack," the name presumably taken from the "black" P-3A aircraft's short service with the ...

Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force personnel stand to attention as a P-3C Orion prepares to depart from the RAAF base Pearce in Bullsbrook, 35 kms north of Perth on March 24, 2014 to depart to ...

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.

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.

Near the corner of Lexington and Midway Streets in Kalaeloa, concrete construction piles surround the lot where the old P-3 Orion monument used to be. Brennan runs a bowling alley on the former ...

With a wingspan of 30.38 metres and a range of 1,500 nautical miles, the P-3 Orion is designed for various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue (SAR), and humanitarian aid.

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 ...