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The first CP-140 Aurora modernized with new electro-optics and infrared sensors rejoined the Canadian Forces fleet at CFB Greenwood, Nova Scotia, in July. Lockheed Martin Canada redelivered the aircraft after completing a rigorous joint testing program with Canadian Forces. The new sensors, which are part of the Aurora Incremental Modernization Project, provide an interim solution until the sensors are fully integrated with the aircraft's modernized mission system in 2008. The CP-140, a version of the P-3C Orion, is Canada's primary strategic airborne land and sea surveillance aircraft. The complete Aurora modernization program will extend the aircraft's service life until approximately 2025.
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