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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CP-140A Arcturus | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
CP-140A Arcturus