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| Official
Designation |
P-3C Orion |
| Primary
Roles |
Antisubmarine warfare(ASW)/Antisurface warfare (ASUW) |
| National
Origin |
USA |
| Original
Contractor |
Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems Company |
| Operator |
United States Navy, United States Customs Service |
| Wingspan |
99 feet, 6 inches (30.36m) |
| Length |
116 feet, 7 inches (35.57m) |
| Height
at
Tail |
33 feet, 7 inches (10.27m) |
| Armament |
20,000 pounds (9 metric tons) of ordnance including: Harpoon (AGM-84D) cruise missile, SLAM (AGM-84E) missiles, Maverick (AGM 65) air-to-ground missiles, MK-46/50 torpedoes, rockets, mines, depth bombs, and special weapons |
| Engines |
Four Allison T-56-A-14 turboprops |
| Horsepower |
4,900 shp each |
| Cruise
Speed |
403 mph (644km/h) |
| Max
Speed |
466 mph (745km/h) |
| Range |
2,380 nm |
| Service
Ceiling |
28,300 feet (8,625m) |
| Operating
Weight |
Unknown |
| Max
Takeoff
Weight |
139,760 pounds (63,394kg) |
| Basic
Crew |
11 |
| Date
Deployed |
1969 |
| Total
in
Service |
Unknown |
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