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unusual facts about P-3 Orion



CP-823/U

It was engineered, built and tested as the A-NEW MOD3 prototype computer for the Lockheed P-3 Orion.

Iceland Defense Force

The air forces stationed in Iceland included a rotational P-3 Orion patrol squadron deployed forward from the U.S. Navy's Patrol Wings Atlantic, and the F-15s of the 85th Group.

Lockheed Orion

P-3 Orion (1959), a maritime patrol aircraft derived from the Lockheed L-188 Electra

PAIC Império SP1

Império SP1 was developed under the PAIC Império UAS program, which was established in July 2008 as result of the Portuguese Air Force's Lockheed P-3 Orion modernization program offset compensation.

RMAF Butterworth

As of October 2008, the Australian Defence Force continues to maintain a presence at RMAF Butterworth as part of Australia's commitment to the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA), with No. 19 Squadron RAAF and a detachment of AP-3C Orion aircraft from No. 92 Wing RAAF being located at the airfield.

United States Naval Aviator

P-3 Orion - anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, maritime surveillance, overwater & overland ISR


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