Spain Curtails P-3 Upgrade
By Robert Wall
LONDON — The Spanish air force is reducing its P-3 upgrade program to four aircraft, having previously planned to install the EADS CASA Fully Integrated Tactical System (FITS) on five of the maritime patrol aircraft.
The decision was largely budget driven, with the fifth aircraft now expected to serve mainly as a spare parts repository to keep the four FITS-equipped Lockheed ...
