Lockheed Martin expects the 450 P-3 Orion aircraft, which are in service with 18 operators in 16 countries, to provide significant modification, upgrade and maintenance opportunities over the next 20 ...

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 ...

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 ...

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) – A NASA aircraft will be flying over Hampton Roads during a 12-day period in July as part of an atmospheric campaign in the mid-Atlantic region. According to NASA’s Wallops Flight ...

To the Soviets, the aircraft seemed to be everywhere, not only scouting attempted entries into Cuba, but flying patrols deep into the Atlantic. It was a P-3 crew, in fact, that found and photographed ...