The S-3 Viking: The Submarine Hunter Russia Feared (That Retired Way Too Early)

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The S-3 Viking: The Submarine Hunter Russia Feared (That Retired Way Too Early)


Could they still be hunting Moscow's best below the waves?
Sebastien Roblin [2]

Eight years ago the U.S. Navy retired:

A) Its only dedicated carrier-based tanker;

B) its last dedicated carrier-based antisubmarine airplane;

C) a carrier-based plane with more than twice the range of its current jets;

D) all of the above.

Source URL (retrieved on June 20, 2017): http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/the-s-3-viking-the-submarine-hunter-russia-feared-retired-21203?page=show