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Friday, July 30, 2010
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all about military technology,weapons, military special forces,air forces, and the history of wordwar I and II
Monday, July 19, 2010
The great and popular U.S military’s Air Anti-Submarine Warfare aircrafts
- P-3 Orion
This lon g range and land-based anti submarine warfare aircraft has great submarine detect ionability. This air craft equiped with advanced detection sensors such as Directiona l f requency and ranging (DIFAR) and Sonobuoys and Magnetic Anomaly detection (MAD). This aircraft integrated with general purpose digital computer so it can support all of tactical display and automatically provides flight simulation to the pilots.
This aircraft also has ability to carry battlegroup and also variety of weapons such as MK-50 torpedo and MK-60 mine.
The air craft specifications shown in figure below
Primary Function | Antisubmarine warfare(ASW)/Antisurface warfare (ASUW) | |||
Contractor | Lockheed | |||
P-3A | P-3B (L) | P-3B (H) | P-3C | |
Date Deployed | August 1962 | August 1969 | ||
Power Plant | Four T56-A-10 Allison turbo prop 4,300 horsepower each | Four T56-A-14 Allison turbo prop 4,600 horsepower each | ||
Maximum gross weight | 127,500 lbs | 127,500 lbs | 139,760 lbs | 139,760 lbs |
Endurance | 10-13 hr | 10-13 hr | 10-13 hr | 10-13 hr |
Crew composition | 5 - minimum flight crew 11 - normal crew 21 - maximum accomodation | |||
Cruise speed (average) | 330 knots | 330 knots | 330 knots | 330 knots |
Fuel capacity (approximate) | 60,000 lbs | 60,000 lbs | 60,000 lbs | 60,000 lbs |
Fuel consumption (lb/hr) | 4000-5000 | 4000-5000 | 4000-5000 | 4000-5000 |
Unit Cost | $36 million (FY 1987) |
- S-3B Viking
S-3B Viking is a t ype of jet aircraft. Jet used to detect and attack submarines. To support it’s ability s-3B viking modified from the earlier S-3A viking. And then equipped with high speed computer system to process information generated by sensor systems. S-3B viking employs an impressive array of airborne weaponry. this provide effective airborne capability to combat the threat presented by enemy. Beside that this jet aircraft can carry an inflight refueling store. So other naval strike aircraft can refueling from S-3A viking.
General Characteristics:
Primary Function | Antisubmarine Warfare and Sea Surveillance |
Contractor | Lockheed-California Company |
Unit Cost | $27 million |
Propulsion | Two General Electric TF-34-GE-400B turbofan engines (9,275 pounds of thrust each) |
Length | 53 feet 4 inches (16 meters) |
Wingspan | 68 feet 8 inches (20.6 meters) |
Speed | 450 knots (518 mph, 828.8 kph) |
Range | 2,300 nautical miles (2,645 statute miles, 4232 km) |
Armament: | Up to 3,958 pounds (1,781 kg) of AGM-84Harpoon and AGM-65 Maverick missiles, torpedoes, mines, rockets and bombs. |
Crew | Four |
P-7 Long Range Air ASW-Capable Aircraft (LRAACA)
This P-7 made to replace P-3 Orion as the primary land-based Anti Submarine Warcraft aircraft. So in 1988 Lockheed start to develop the next generation maritime patrol aircraft. Navy also sought aircraft with newest technology to reduce support cost and enhanced anti submarine warfare capabilities. But the main functionalities is not different with P-3 Orion.