Aging EP-3s may face 'crisis,' panel says

The U.S. Navy's fleet of aging, heavily used EP-3 signals intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft soon may face a "crisis" because they are wearing out, according to a congressional panel. The Navy has just 12 EP-3s, which have been flying for an average of 29 years. Demand for the SIGINT aircraft always has...

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