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Old 7th Feb 2023, 15:57
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Originally Posted by NutLoose
USN P8’s are now getting the ability to launch Torpedoes from cruise heights i.e up near 30,000 feet

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-w...151069.article

https://militaryleak.com/2022/11/23/...boeings-haawc/
Great, but unless they are steerable while in flight will be useless, same goes for sonobuoys, by the time they hit the water the target will have moved out of detect range. High altitude tracking sounds great but i dont think it is there quite yet.
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