Lt. Col. John MacCaull, Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140 Weapons System Manager and Conference Co-Host (Photo by David Key)
Kimberly Goff, Senior Program Manager, Lockheed Martin P-3 Greenville (SC) Operations (Photo by David Key)Monday, October 24, 2011
More P-3 IOSC Photos
Lt. Col. John MacCaull, Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140 Weapons System Manager and Conference Co-Host (Photo by David Key)Kimberly Goff, Senior Program Manager, Lockheed Martin P-3 Greenville (SC) Operations (Photo by David Key)
Rolls-Royce T56-A-14 3.5 Update Image
Here's a cutaway image of the Rolls-Royce T56-A-14 3.5 Update engine. Rolls-Royce will be conducting a test of this improved engine in 2012. Lockheed Martin and Rolls are teamed in 3.5 Update development.
Lunch!
We're running ahead of schedule at the 2011 P-3 IOSC, so we're going to go ahead and break for lunch. Our next presentation will be at 1300 EDT when we'll learn about German Navy P-3 fuel tank refurbishment.
JMSDF P-3 Program Overview
Cmdr. Shinichi Isogai from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force gave an update on the Japanese P-3 program. He is currently the Japanese technical liason for Naval Aviation programs. He is an experienced test engineer with flight time in more than 22 types.
Current status of Japan's P-3s: The 84 P-3Cs are in three configurations, including UDII, UDIII, and UDIII+. Eleven P-3Cs have been retired. The JMSDF is currently flying five EP-3s. Several P-3s will be retired over the next 20 years.
The P-1, a four-engine jet patrol aircraft is now in development. The P-1 is bigger in all dimensions than the P-3, including a larger wing area.
However, with current budget constraints, P-1 procurement will be curtailed over the next several years and the P-3 fleet will need to be retained and upgraded.
Replacement of the front spar web will extend the life of the Japanese P-3s by several thousand flight hours.
The JMSDF is involved with counter-piracy operations in Somalia and and Gulf of Aden. Two P-3Cs were deployed to Djibouti starting in 2009. Crews are monitoring the area and supplying information to the various military surface ships operating in the area. P-3Cs continue to be deployed and JMSDF is now in its seventh deployment to Djibouti. The JMSDF has built a permanent base there.
He closed with a humor-filled video showing the JMSDF's mini-P-3s (motorcycle-based) conducting "formation maneuvers," "mine deployment," "SAM countermeasures," and "ASW and ASuW attacks" during at an airshow. He received a big round of applause.
Current status of Japan's P-3s: The 84 P-3Cs are in three configurations, including UDII, UDIII, and UDIII+. Eleven P-3Cs have been retired. The JMSDF is currently flying five EP-3s. Several P-3s will be retired over the next 20 years.
The P-1, a four-engine jet patrol aircraft is now in development. The P-1 is bigger in all dimensions than the P-3, including a larger wing area.
However, with current budget constraints, P-1 procurement will be curtailed over the next several years and the P-3 fleet will need to be retained and upgraded.
Replacement of the front spar web will extend the life of the Japanese P-3s by several thousand flight hours.
The JMSDF is involved with counter-piracy operations in Somalia and and Gulf of Aden. Two P-3Cs were deployed to Djibouti starting in 2009. Crews are monitoring the area and supplying information to the various military surface ships operating in the area. P-3Cs continue to be deployed and JMSDF is now in its seventh deployment to Djibouti. The JMSDF has built a permanent base there.
He closed with a humor-filled video showing the JMSDF's mini-P-3s (motorcycle-based) conducting "formation maneuvers," "mine deployment," "SAM countermeasures," and "ASW and ASuW attacks" during at an airshow. He received a big round of applause.
JMSDF Activity For Parts Obsolescence Issues
Cmdr. Ryuuichi Okaniwa from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force is up next. He opened with some background facts. JMSDF currently operates 84 P-3Cs. A successor to the P-3 is under development. Under the current Japanese budget situation, funding for P-3 maintenance is decreasing.
Commander Okaniwa went through a list of parts and equipment that are becoming obsolete. He went through some proposed replacements and how the shortages are being addressed. One example he used was the Inertial Navigation Unit.
Commander Okaniwa went through a list of parts and equipment that are becoming obsolete. He went through some proposed replacements and how the shortages are being addressed. One example he used was the Inertial Navigation Unit.
JMSDF Aircraft Decontamination
Lt. Cmdr. Akio Takahashi from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force is our next presenter. His presentation is on aircraft decontamination.
After the nuclear accident after the earthquake and resulting tsunami struck Japan earlier this year, the JMSDF P-3s were flown near the crippled nuclear plant. He discussed the areas of the aircraft that had to be inspected for radiation after the missions, which were extensive. After 65 monitoring flights, none of the aircraft exceeded the contamination limit.
After the tsunami, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Spain, and the US -- all P-3 operators -- provided significant support to Japan and Commander Takahashi thanked them all.
After the nuclear accident after the earthquake and resulting tsunami struck Japan earlier this year, the JMSDF P-3s were flown near the crippled nuclear plant. He discussed the areas of the aircraft that had to be inspected for radiation after the missions, which were extensive. After 65 monitoring flights, none of the aircraft exceeded the contamination limit.
After the tsunami, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Spain, and the US -- all P-3 operators -- provided significant support to Japan and Commander Takahashi thanked them all.
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