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Designed as a replacement for the P2V Neptune Anti-Submarine aircraft, the P-3 Orion was first flown in November, 1959. The aircraft is based on the Electra turboprop airliner, with the addition of a sensitive Magnetic Anomoly Detector, located far from airframe interference in a distinctive tail boom "stinger". An internal bomb bay can house torpedoes and even nuclear weapons while anti-ship missiles or bombs can be carried on underwing pylons. The P-3's original mission was to track Soviet submarines during the cold war, however it is now in service with numerous countries including Australia, Canada, Germany and Japan, to name but a few.
CP140
The Lockheed CP-140 Aurora is a long-range maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force. Based on the P-3 Orion airframe but equipped with the avionics suite of the Lockheed S-3 Viking, it was introduced in 1980 to replace the aging CP-107 Argus. Powered by four Allison T56-A-14 turboprop engines, the CP-140 has a maximum takeoff weight of 64,400 kg (142,000 lbs) and a range of over 9,000 km (4,900 nautical miles). It performs surveillance, reconnaissance, and search-and-rescue missions across Canada's vast maritime regions. Upgraded through the Aurora Incremental Modernization Project (AIMP), the CP-140 continues to serve as Canada's premier long-range patrol and intelligence-gathering platform.
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