Germany Cancels P-3C Upgrade, Begins Search For New Sub Hunter

P-3C
Germany has begun to hunt for a new maritime patrol aircraft after canceling a planned modernization of its Lockheed P-3C Orion fleet. Airbus and Lockheed Martin were contracted by the German defense ministry in 2015 to undertake an eight-year-long, midlife update of the fleet, including rewinging...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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