2. Orion P-3C Maritime Surveillance Helicopter
Joined the Service in 1968
Producing company: Lockheed Martin
Price: $36 million
The USS Missouri (SSN-780) is a brilliant example of how far naval combat has come. Completing the newest stealth, surveillance, and combat capabilities, it is a part of the fearsome Virginia-class Submarine Block III series. Built by Huntington Ingalls Industries and General Dynamics Electric Boat, the submarine was put into service in 2010.
©海上自衛隊/Wikimedia Commons P-3C Orion Maritime Surveillance Aircraft
The elimination of sections in the bow streamlines construction and maintenance, which is a major improvement in the Block III design. With its Tomahawk missiles and cutting-edge sensors, the USS Missouri represents a technological advancement in undersea warfare and is designed for both littoral and blue-water oceanic duties.
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