CP-140 Aurora

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The CP-140 Aurora is a Canadian long-range maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft based on the Lockheed P-3 Orion airframe and used primarily for surveillance and reconnaissance missions.

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CP-140A Arcturus 1

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instanceOf anti-submarine warfare aircraft
maritime patrol aircraft
military aircraft
airframeDerivedFrom Lockheed P-3 Orion
surface form: P-3 Orion
armedWith anti-ship missiles
depth charges
torpedoes
basedOn Lockheed P-3 Orion
capability anti-submarine warfare
anti-surface warfare
electronic intelligence gathering
maritime domain awareness
signals intelligence
countryOfOrigin Canada
crew about 10
flight crew and mission specialists
designedFor anti-submarine warfare
anti-surface warfare
long-range maritime patrol
reconnaissance
search and rescue support
engineType turboprop
equippedWith electro-optical/infrared sensors
electronic support measures
magnetic anomaly detector
maritime search radar
sonobuoys
hasVariant CP-140 Aurora self-linksurface differs
surface form: CP-140A Arcturus
introduced 1980
manufacturer Lockheed Martin
surface form: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation

Lockheed Martin
missionProfile long-endurance overwater patrol
low-level maritime surveillance
modernizationProgram Aurora Incremental Modernization Project
numberOfEngines 4
operator Royal Canadian Air Force
powerplant Allison T56 turboprop
primaryUser Royal Canadian Air Force
role anti-submarine warfare
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
maritime patrol
serviceBranch Royal Canadian Air Force
serviceEntry early 1980s
usedBy Canada
usedFor Arctic surveillance
NATO maritime operations
search and rescue coordination
sovereignty patrols
user Canadian forces
surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

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CP-140 Aurora hasVariant CP-140 Aurora self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: CP-140A Arcturus
Royal Canadian Air Force usesAircraft CP-140 Aurora