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A '''maritime patrol aircraft''' (MPA) is a long-range, fixed-wing aircraft that carries sensors to search for surface and subsurface ships. Aircraft of this type typically carry [[air-to-surface missile]]s (ASM) to attack ships and homing [[torpedo]]es to attack submarines. | A '''maritime patrol aircraft''' (MPA) is a long-range, fixed-wing aircraft that carries sensors to search for surface and subsurface ships. Aircraft of this type typically carry [[air-to-surface missile]]s (ASM) to attack ships and homing [[torpedo]]es to attack submarines. | ||
With the end of the Cold War reducing the "blue water" submarine threat, carrier-based MPA have been retired. The major types in use, such as the U.S. [[P-3C]] and the U.K. [[Nimrod]] have had additional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment so they can be useful long-endurance platforms over land as well as sea. | With the end of the Cold War reducing the "blue water" submarine threat, carrier-based MPA have been retired. The major types in use, such as the U.S. [[P-3C Orion]] and the U.K. [[Nimrod MR.2]] have had additional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment so they can be useful long-endurance platforms over land as well as sea. | ||
The P-3 is being replaced by the [[P-8 Poseidon]], while a refurbishment program is taking the Nimrod to a MR.4A version. The Russian [[Tu-142]] is operated by Russia and India. | |||
Revision as of 22:50, 3 August 2008
A maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) is a long-range, fixed-wing aircraft that carries sensors to search for surface and subsurface ships. Aircraft of this type typically carry air-to-surface missiles (ASM) to attack ships and homing torpedoes to attack submarines.
With the end of the Cold War reducing the "blue water" submarine threat, carrier-based MPA have been retired. The major types in use, such as the U.S. P-3C Orion and the U.K. Nimrod MR.2 have had additional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment so they can be useful long-endurance platforms over land as well as sea.
The P-3 is being replaced by the P-8 Poseidon, while a refurbishment program is taking the Nimrod to a MR.4A version. The Russian Tu-142 is operated by Russia and India.