Greece Launches Nearly $142Mln Upgrade of Orion Surveillance Aircraft

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The Greek Navy has started upgrading four Orion P-3B maritime surveillance aircraft.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The Greek Navy has begun a $141.9 million upgrade of four Orion P-3B maritime surveillance aircraft, including the reactivation of one disabled aircraft, the defense contractor Lockheed Martin announced in a press release on Monday.

"During the current difficult and critical times for Southeast Europe and the Mediterranean, the reconstitution of the operational capabilities of this program is a defense priority for the Ministry and the Hellenic Armed Forces," Greece Alternate Minister for National Defense Dimitris Vitsas said in the release.

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This contract provides for the reactivation of one Hellenic Navy P-3B aircraft and the procurement of software and hardware kits for the upgrade and modernization for a total of four Hellenic Navy P-3B aircraft, the release explained.

The upgrade is expected to extend the service life of each plane by 15,000 flight hours, the release noted.

The P-3 Orion is the standard for maritime patrol and reconnaissance, and is used for homeland security, anti-piracy operations, humanitarian relief, search and rescue, intelligence gathering, antisubmarine warfare and air traffic control, according to the release.

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