$230.5M in Contracts to Keep P-3 Fleet Flying

For more on this and other stories, please consider purchasing a membership.
If you are already a subscriber, login to your account.
In an earlier DID article, we noted the extra effort required to preserve the USA's P-3C Orion maritime surveillance & patrol aircraft in light of airframes that were wearing out, coupled increased demand for plane that includes weapons upgrade and even overland operations in Kosovo and Afghanistan. Its 737-based successor the P-8A MMA, which DID has also covered, will not begin to enter service until 2010 at the earliest, and UAV supplementation via Global Hawk or a successor system like the BAMS is still at least a couple of years away. In line with these efforts to preserve and upgrade the USA's shrinking P-3C fleet, the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, MD has issued a number of contracts with a total value is $230.5 million.

One Source: Hundreds of programs; Thousands of links, photos, and analyses

DII brings a complete collection of articles with original reporting and research, and expert analyses of events to your desktop – no need for multiple modules, or complex subscriptions. All supporting documents, links, & appendices accompany each article.

Benefits

  • Save time
  • Eliminate your blind spots
  • Get the big picture, quickly
  • Keep up with the important facts
  • Stay on top of your projects or your competitors

Features

  • Coverage of procurement and doctrine issues
  • Timeline of past and future program events
  • Comprehensive links to other useful resources