Argentina’s purchase of the P-3C Orion patrol plane will give America’s strongest ally in Latin America a greater ability to defend itself from unwanted Chinese influence.

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 ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Navy bid a final farewell to the P-3C Orion aircraft, which took its final flight from NAS Jax Friday afternoon. The Orion has been in service in the United States Navy for ...

All of the US Navy’s (USN’s) active duty patrol squadrons have transitioned from the Lockheed P-3C Orion to the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. Patrol Squadron 40 (VP-40), the Fighting ...

Patrol Squadron (VP) 30 held a final graduation ceremony for the P-3C “Orion” Jan. 24, sending the last five VP P-3C student pilots to the Fleet. “Today is another momentous day in our community’s ...

Airbus Defence & Space is pursuing an opportunity to provide Germany with an interim maritime patrol aircraft capability, after Berlin axed a delayed modernisation of its Lockheed P-3C Orion fleet.

The P-8A Poseidon will replace the ageing P-3C Orion until the new Franco-German Maritime Airborne Warfare System is ready for operational service. Following the reports in May that Germany was ...

What emerged was Lockheed’s P-3 Orion, a patrol airplane derived from the company’s initially troubled L-188 Electra airliner. A P-3C from the VP-8 Tigers surveils a Soviet Victor III-class submarine ...

Link Simulation and Training will build the first Tactical Operational Readiness Trainer (TORT) for the U.S. Navy's P-3C Orion. Link, a division of L-3 Communications, has developed the trainer to ...