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2005-09-01 Afghanistan/South Asia
Pakistan acquires US P-3C aircraft
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Posted by Steve White 2005-09-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 and could not be used for chasing militants along the land border with Afghanistan, where Islamic guerrillas are most active.

I don't know much about this, but just by the way this denial is emphasized, I can only suspect that this is exactly what they will be used for.
Posted by 2b 2005-09-01 07:04||   2005-09-01 07:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Agreed. DeNiles and DeFections are commonplace.
Posted by Captain America 2005-09-01 16:41||   2005-09-01 16:41|| Front Page Top

#3 "I can only suspect that this is exactly what they will be used for."

Yup. We should also remember that we used P-3s in the Afghanistan war quite sucessfully. The unique combo of on board sensors (ISAR, IRDS, others) were ideal for detecting and localizing a small individual target in a large search area. Much like finding a periscope in the middle of the ocean. :)
Posted by Dave 2005-09-01 20:41||   2005-09-01 20:41|| Front Page Top

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