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Taiwan’s P-3 maritime patrol aircraft will receive extensive mission system and structural upgrades to extend expected service life to 15,000 flight hours. The aircraft will receive upgraded electronic support measures; acoustics, communications, electro-optic and infrared systems; new data management software and hardware; and new controls, displays, and mission computers. The service life extension kits include new outer wings, center wing lower surfaces, horizontal stabilizers, and nacelle components. Work will be performed at Lockheed Martin facilities in Minnesota, Virginia, Georgia, and South Carolina. The Taiwan Navy obtained twelve surplus P-3Cs under the US Foreign Military Sales program in 2007. The first upgraded P-3C is scheduled for delivery to Taiwan in 2012.
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