Defence
DATE:15/05/07
SOURCE:Flight International
Spain takes updated P-3
The Spanish air force has accepted into frontline use its first of five Lockheed Martin P-3B Orion maritime patrol aircraft upgraded by EADS Casa.
Redesignated P-3M, the aircraft has been equipped with EADS Casa's FITS mission system and a Link 11 datalink, plus new countermeasures, navigation and communications equipment. Spain's P-3s are assigned to the air force's 221 Sqn at Morón airbase near Seville.
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