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 ...

The Lockheed P-3 Orion is an antisubmarine-warfare (ASW)/maritime-patrol aircraft produced through 1997 and operated by 17 nations. Lockheed won a U.S. Navy ASW competition in 1958 and began ...

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 ...

ORION DELIVERY: Lockheed Martin delivered the fifth P-3 Orion with new Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) modifications this week to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) more than 50 days ahead of schedule, ...

Norway's military lists the P-3C Orion aircraft as a equipment recently phased out of service. (Norwegian Armed Forces) SANTIAGO, Chile — The Argentine government has finalized negotiations to buy ...

The Argentine Ministry of Defense and the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) signed a contract for the purchase of three Lockheed P-3C Orions and one P-3N Orion for the Argentine Navy on 17 ...

In a step towards modernising its defence forces, the Argentine Navy has officially received its first Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion aircraft from Norway. The acquisition is part of a strategy to enhance ...