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Another long-serving U.S. military aircraft has completed its final operational deployment, with the return of the U.S. Navy’s EP-3E Aries II surveillance platform from the 5th Fleet area of operations. The countdown to the spy plane’s final retirement is now on, which will see its vital intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) mission handed over fully to the MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance drone.

EP-3E Aries II Spy Plane Has Flown Its Last Operational Mission

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Nov 7, 2024
The spy plane at the center of one of the most notorious post-Cold War Today air incidents, a U.S. Navy EP-3E Aries II, has arrived at the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona, for future public display. The EP-3E’s journey to get to the museum has been a long one, starting with the dramatic collision with a Chinese fighter in the so-called Hainan Island incident in 2001.

EP-3E Aries II Spy Plane That Collided With Chinese Fighter Is Going On Display

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Oct 23, 2024
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German P-8s To Fly From U.K. To Help Counter Russian Submarine Threat

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Oct 23, 2024
The Ohio class nuclear ballistic missile submarine USS Tennessee, the Ticonderoga class cruiser USS Normandy, an E-6B Mercury 'doomsday plane,' and a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft recently took part in an unusual show of force in the Norwegian Sea.

U.S. Ballistic Missile Submarine, ‘Doomsday Plane’ Take Part In Rare Show Of Force Off Norway

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jun 25, 2024
The US Navy's P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol planes are one step closer to getting new self-protection pods with towed decoys and other electronic warfare capabilities.

Towed Decoy Pods Will Protect P-8 Poseidons From Radar-Guided Threats

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jun 6, 2024
The Navy has provided details about how it recovered a P-8A aircraft that overshot the runway and ended up in Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii last month.

How The Navy Got Its P-8A Poseidon Out Of The Water In Hawaii

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Dec 4, 2023
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Navy P-8A Poseidon Runs Off Runway Into The Water In Hawaii (Updated)

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Nov 21, 2023
Navy To Test Ground-Launched Version Of New Radar-Busting Missile

Navy To Test Ground-Launched Version Of New Radar-Busting Missile

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Feb 17, 2023
Navy P-8 Poseidon Can Now Drop Winged Torpedoes In Combat (Updated)

Navy P-8 Poseidon Can Now Drop Winged Torpedoes In Combat (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Nov 22, 2022
France’s Upgraded Atlantique 2s Are More Than Just Maritime Patrol Planes

France’s Upgraded Atlantique 2s Are More Than Just Maritime Patrol Planes

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Nov 15, 2022
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Hurricane Hunter P-3 Launched New Low Flying Drone Into Ian

By Howard Altman
Posted on Sep 29, 2022
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Chinese Fighter’s Decoy Dump In Front Of A P-8 Sets Dangerous New Precedent (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jun 6, 2022
Beijing Scorns Australia’s Claim That P-8 Patrol Plane Was Targeted By Chinese Warship’s Laser (Updated)

Beijing Scorns Australia’s Claim That P-8 Patrol Plane Was Targeted By Chinese Warship’s Laser (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Feb 22, 2022
This Is The Armada Of Spy Planes Tracking Russia’s Forces Surrounding Ukraine

This Is The Armada Of Spy Planes Tracking Russia’s Forces Surrounding Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Feb 19, 2022
An S-3 Viking Once Flew A Captured Terrorist On A Record-Breaking Flight To The United States

An S-3 Viking Once Flew A Captured Terrorist On A Record-Breaking Flight To The United States

By Kevin Noonan
Posted on Dec 2, 2021
Watch A P-3 Submarine Hunter’s Sonobuoy Dramatically Transform Once In The Water

Watch A P-3 Submarine Hunter’s Sonobuoy Dramatically Transform Once In The Water

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 27, 2021