Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance planes watch as Russian submarines lurk in the Mediterranean
SIGONELLA, Sicily – The P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft crew spotted a submarine periscope, possibly Russian, poking up from the waves of the Mediterranean Sea. Stars and Stripes reports. Continue reading original article
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20 March 2019 -- They were told to fly onward — another mission took priority. The Navy aircrew was on its way to a simulated submarine hunt, part of the 11-day exercise Dynamic Manta that ended earlier this month, and there was little room to deviate from the plan.
It’s not unusual for forward deployed P-8A squadrons to discover Russian subs — it’s part of their daily flight duties to track Russian maneuvers in European waters, which have increased in recent years after a two-decade lull following the Cold War.
One benefit of NATO exercises helping partner nations learn to work together across the alliance is that one military tracking hostile submarines can pass the track on to an ally before heading home, said Lt. Luke Moragne, mission commander of the P-8A’s sub-tracking drill during Dynamic Manta.
Related: Navy orders identification friend-or-foe (IFF) avionics from Telephonics for P-8A Poseidon
John Keller, chief editor
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