A Portuguese P3 Orion joins Operation Sophia
(B2) A Portuguese maritime surveillance aircraft P-3 Orion C CUP+, joined the EU maritime operation in the Mediterranean in early August. He carried out his first surveillance mission
The Portuguese Air Force's P-3C CUP+ originated from a Dutch P-3C modernization program (disposed of by the Royal Netherlands Navy in 2005 following budget cuts). It retains all the maritime patrol capabilities inherited from the P-3P, including anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare and search and rescue (SAR).
It has a set of sensors associated with a modern and fully integrated tactical mission system, allowing it to operate in both the maritime and land environment, thus meeting the general requirements of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions ( SRI).
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- Hence the name of CUP as Capability Upkeep Program: theUD2.5 was converted to ASQ-227 mission computer and ASQ-78B acoustics system.
