Servodyne, with respect you've got to be kidding...
The refurbished P-3C is a so much better alternative, and the Poms will get to fit their own internal kit.
It's the only one with a three-man flight crew, something that, believe me, is very, very important when you get to fly 12 to 14 hour missions, and also want to start shutting down engines inflight for fuel economy.
It's a proven platform, there's still many of them in use around the world, and they are available moderately quickly!
Anyone who wants to fly these types of very long missions with two crew, is advertising his ignorance of the issues involved!
That includes P8, C130J and AEW&C.
As an aside, hey brockman, I think it looks like an 18th century Argese!!
Last edited by EW73; 19th Nov 2012 at 10:03.