Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Lockheed’s S-3 Viking — nicknamed “the Hoover” for its vacuum-like whine — spent 35 years as the U.S. Navy’s carrier-based...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Lockheed S-3 Viking was the only purpose-built, carrier-based, jet-powered submarine hunter the U.S. Navy ever flew. From 1974 to 2009, 188 of these...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Lockheed S-3 Viking entered service in the 1970s as a carrier-based “Swiss Army Knife,” hunting subs, refueling jets,...