Orion scans terrain from Kosovo to the Hindu Kush

From: Sea Power | Date: June 1, 2003| Author: Reade, David | Copyright information

Venerable P-3 Aircraft Increase Situational Awareness on the Battlefield

The P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) Hunting terrorists in the peaks of the Hindu Kush? Spotting for special operations troops in Iraq? Not the stereotypical MPA missions.

Not only has the Navy's front-line MPA been venturing far inland; it has been an indispensable surveillance platform in the global war on terrorism, a sensor and weapon platform that has impressed operational commanders with its h...

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