Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion vs Boeing P-8 Poseidon Comparison

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Subjects

Lockheed P-3C Orion
Land-Based Long-Range Maritime Patrol / Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Aircraft

Boeing P-8A Poseidon
Multi-mission Maritime Patrol Reconnaissance and Anti-Submarine Warfare Aircraft

Basics

ORIGIN
United States

YEAR
1962 [Diff.-51 yrs]

YEAR
2013 [Diff.+51 yrs]

CREW
11

CREW
9

PRODUCTION
757 units [Diff.+651]

PRODUCTION
106 units [Diff.-651]

Dimensions

LENGTH
116.8 ft (35.6 m) [Diff.-12.7 ft]

LENGTH
129.5 ft (39.5 m) [Diff.+12.7 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
100.1 ft (30.5 m) [Diff.-23.4 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
123.5 ft (37.6 m) [Diff.+23.4 ft]

HEIGHT
38.7 ft (11.8 m) [Diff.-3.4 ft]

HEIGHT
42.1 ft (12.8 m) [Diff.+3.4 ft]

Relative Size Comparison

Shapes below depict aircraft from wingtip-to-wingtip / nose-to-tail assuming aircraft are being viewed from overhead perspective (the nose pointing towards the top of the screen). Helicopter widths include main rotor diameter. If any dimensional values are "NA" in the database then the presented shapes may appear skewed.

Lockheed P-3C Orion

Boeing P-8A Poseidon

Weights

EMPTY WT.
77,162 lb (35,000 kg) [Diff.-61,134 lb]

EMPTY WT.
138,296 lb (62,730 kg) [Diff.+61,134 lb]

M.T.O.W.
141,978 lb (64,400 kg) [Diff.-47,223 lb]

M.T.O.W.
189,201 lb (85,820 kg) [Diff.+47,223 lb]

Installed Power

4 x Allison T-56-A-14 turboprop engines delivering 4,600 horsepower each and driving four-bladed propeller units.

2 x CFM International CFM56-7B engines developing 27,000lb of thrust each.

Performance

SPEED
466 mph (750 kph) [Diff.-24 mph]

SPEED
490 mph (789 kph) [Diff.+24 mph]

RANGE
5,592 miles (9,000 km) [Diff.+4,212 miles]

RANGE
1,381 miles (2,222 km) [Diff.-4,212 miles]

CEILING
28,297 ft (8,625 m) [Diff.-12,713 feet]

CEILING
41,011 ft (12,500 m) [Diff.+12,713 feet]

Armament

Internal weapons bay for 8 x Torpedoes and 8 x Depth Charges. Ten underwing hardpoints for carrying AGM-84 Harpoon / SLAM-ER anti-ship missiles, AGM-65 Maverick Air-to-Surface missiles, torpedoes (Mk 46, Mk 50, Mk 54), naval mines, depth charges or unguided rockets.

Mission-specific, largely for the anti-ship, anti-submarine maritime patrol role. Will include torpedoes, naval mines, depth charges and air-to-surface/anti-ship missiles. SLAM-ER stand-off cruise missile support also noted.

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