Fri, Jan 15, 2010
Four More Are In the Pipeline
Two of a planned seven upgraded P-3C maritime surveillance
aircraft have been delivered to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
under the U.S. Government's Foreign Military Sales program,
Lockheed Martin announced Thursday.
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The most recent aircraft delivery
occurred on January 7th to the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville,
FL, for subsequent transfer to Pakistan. Lockheed Martin delivered
the first plane in October 2009.
Lockheed Martin is upgrading the P-3Cs' aircraft and mission
systems and providing maintenance under a 2006 contract from the
U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command. The aircraft support
anti-ship and anti-submarine warfare missions and will enhance
Pakistan's ability to conduct maritime surveillance in littoral and
deep-water environments. The aircraft are designed to have a single
integrated tactical picture of the battle space, drawing upon data
from aircraft sensors and information from other platforms.
"These aircraft incorporate a
variety of enhanced features including communications,
electro-optic and infrared systems, data management, controls and
displays, mission computers and acoustic processing," said Mike
Fralen, director for Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors'
maritime surveillance programs.
The P-3 is the primary maritime patrol and reconnaissance
aircraft operated by the U.S. Navy and 16 allied countries. Its
roles include anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare,
surveillance and reconnaissance, search and rescue, drug
interdiction, economic zone patrol, airborne early warning and
electronic warfare.
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