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The P-3 Orion Was Made for Hunting Submarines
How Lockheed’s P-3 kept the Cold War from turning hot. A P-3C Orion assigned to VP-46 commands the ramp at Washington’s Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, in 2017. U.S. Navy/ Petty Officer 3rd Class Alex J. Cole Submarines are hard to kill. For military …