Lockheed S-3 Viking Variants and Projects

[isayyo2]

Naval Post Graduate thesis on the development of the S-3B Weapon System Improvement Program (WSIP)

S-3B Thesis

Also mentions a shortage of Viking airframes as the larger Nimitz's came into service, causing the squadron size to drop below 10 planes. An interesting read if you have a spare ~30 minutes.

 

[Jason Dykstra (Wyvern)]

American Secret Projects 3 has an entire section about COD proposals, including S-3 variants. It's well worth a read, and it includes S-3 COD proposals from the 70's (including a trijet version), to the latest proposals of the early 2000's.

 

[Mark Nankivil]

American Secret Projects 3 has an entire section about COD proposals, including S-3 variants. It's well worth a read, and it includes S-3 COD proposals from the 70's (including a trijet version), to the latest proposals of the early 2000's.

Coauthored by Aim9XRay on this forum.... Mark

 

[Jason Dykstra (Wyvern)]

American Secret Projects 3 has an entire section about COD proposals, including S-3 variants. It's well worth a read, and it includes S-3 COD proposals from the 70's (including a trijet version), to the latest proposals of the early 2000's.

Coauthored by Aim9XRay on this forum.... Mark

All credit and complements for their great work goes to them.

 

[Grey Havoc]

Lockheed S-3A Viking: So long, dear Hoover.

The last Viking has made its last flight. They entered service in the mid-1970s to replace the vintage Trackers on the carrier borne anti-submarine warfare. A mission they carried out almost exclus…

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[Foo Fighter]

I take it that there are still no concrete plans for a replacement?

 

[isayyo2]

I take it that there are still no concrete plans for a replacement?

No direct replacement unfortunately…
But, “we” have new P-8s that can be extended by Air Force tankers, a unified MH-60R fleet, and eventually MQ-8B/Cs. Ideally, MQ-25s will be fitted with sonobuoys pods and other ISR/SIGINT goodies but that won’t be for a few years.

 

[Foo Fighter]

Thanks mate, appreciated. Not up to date on navy projects.

 

[isayyo2]

Thanks mate, appreciated. Not up to date on navy projects.

No problem!
It’s also often overlooked that the S-3 lost most of its ASW gear and Enlisted operators, which were ripped out in the Peace Dividend era. They spent the last decade of service as tankers and Maverick shooters.

 

[Lc89]

The MQ-9 reaper has been tested for ASW. So they could use the drone will replace it in the MQ Next program.

 

[GTX]

The MQ-9 reaper is tested for ASW. So they could use the drone will replace it in the MQ Next program.

Indeed - though this is just a nice image:

 

[isayyo2]

The MQ-9 reaper is tested for ASW. So they could use the drone will replace it in the MQ Next program.

Maybe excess Air Force MQ-9s could be repurposed for the task?

 

[Orionblamblam]

Source:

http://home.comcast.net/~wmiipms/NewsLetters/1994/WMIIPMS_09-1994_NL.pdf

FYI: Link borked. Archives:
https://web.archive.org/web/2015100...iipms/NewsLetters/1994/WMIIPMS_09-1994_NL.pdf

 

[Orionblamblam]

Source:


http://home.comcast.net/~wmiipms/NewsLetters/1993/WMIIPMS_09-1993_NL.pdf

Link dead. Link undeaded:
https://web.archive.org/web/2015100...iipms/NewsLetters/1993/WMIIPMS_09-1993_NL.pdf

 

[Foo Fighter]

^, thanks Scott.

 

[Grey Havoc]

Maybe excess Air Force MQ-9s could be repurposed for the task?

Doubtful, I think.

 

[Dew]

proposed S-3A-based CCW/USB STOL aircraft.

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

ntrs.nasa.gov

Hi,

http://archive.aviationweek.com/image/spread/19801201/60/2

In glorious techincolor:



from Lockheed Horizons #24 Sept '87

 

[isayyo2]

KS-3A #157998


Photo grabbed from here: http://p-3publications.com/PDF/S-3Viking-a20yearhistory.pdf

 

[allysonca]

Just became the caretaker for this neet model. He's a big one.....A dab of glue here, a bit of filler there, some paint, decals, and a nice canopy detail is all it needs to be whole once again. Give me a few weeks......

 

[Mark Nankivil]

Just became the caretaker for this neet model. He's a big one.....A dab of glue here, a bit of filler there, some paint, decals, and a nice canopy detail is all it needs to be whole once again. Give me a few weeks......View attachment 680445View attachment 680446View attachment 680447

Allyson, how does this one look now?

Enjoy the Day! Mark

 

[allysonca]

Allyson, how does this one look now?

Enjoy the Day! Mark

His wings are back on and it's sitting on a displa

Allyson, how does this one look now?

Enjoy the Day! Mark

His wings are on and sitting on a display cabinet at the Ft Worth Aviation Museum. Needs finish work and will be good as new. Wings are foam and the fuselage is 500 pounds of bond (heavy as can be), but there are steel rods inserted to keep the wings from separating again.

 

[Dew]

CL-1990 model pics (post #24) from GRC image library via NARA:

 

[BlackBat242]

Naval Post Graduate thesis on the development of the S-3B Weapon System Improvement Program (WSIP)

S-3B Thesis

Also mentions a shortage of Viking airframes as the larger Nimitz's came into service, causing the squadron size to drop below 10 planes. An interesting read if you have a spare ~30 minutes.

In various reference volumes I have seen S-3 squadrons listed as "10 aircraft", and had always wondered why aboard CV-61 Ranger in 1986-87 for 2 trips to Korea and one Indian Ocean/Persian Gulf tanker escort deployment we only had 8.

So real life meant 8 per while the paperwork continued to claim 10.
Thanks for this (I missed it when originally posted).