Summary: The Lockheed P-3 Orion, a turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft, has been a staple in aerial fleets worldwide since its first flight in 1959. Developed from the Lockheed ...

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 ...

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 ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Vietnam and South Korea are looking seriously at buying refurbished Lockheed Martin Corp P-3 and S-3 maritime surveillance planes to counter China's military buildup and repeated ...

In our ongoing look into the history of aviation, we examine the day when the Lockheed L-188 Electra made its first flight on December 6, 1957. Named for the twin engine Model 10 Electra of the 1930s, ...

The Lockheed P-3 Orion is an anti-submarine warfare/maritime-patrol aircraft produced through 1997. Lockheed won a U.S. Navy ASW competition in 1958 and began deliveries of the P-3A in 1962; the ...