The Navy's ES-3A Shadow is a high winged, jet powered, twin engine, carrier-based electronic reconnaissance mission aircraft equipped along with other folding wings, a launch bar, also as a tailhook. The heart of these Shadow is an avionics suite Depending on the Aries II way to do of those land-based EP-3E Orion. The Shadow's fuselage is full of sensor stations and processing equipment, also as the exterior sports over 60 antennae.
The ES-3A Shadow crew is comprised of a pilot, an NFO, and two systems operators. Advanced sensor, navigation and communications systems allow the ES-3A's four-person crew to collect extensive data, and distribute that high-quality info through a variety of channels in to the carrier battle group. This provides the battle group commander a clear imagine of potential airborne, surface and sub-surface threats.
The ES-3A is a signal intelligence modification of those S-3 Viking anti-submarine aircraft. All 16 ES-3 aircraft look like modified S-3 Viking airframes. It replaced the EA-3B Skywarrior (commonly referred to as the Whale), a veteran of over 40 years fleet service.
The ES-3A Shadow crew is comprised of a pilot, an NFO, and two systems operators. Advanced sensor, navigation and communications systems allow the ES-3A's four-person crew to collect extensive data, and distribute that high-quality info through a variety of channels in to the carrier battle group. This provides the battle group commander a clear imagine of potential airborne, surface and sub-surface threats.
The ES-3A is a signal intelligence modification of those S-3 Viking anti-submarine aircraft. All 16 ES-3 aircraft look like modified S-3 Viking airframes. It replaced the EA-3B Skywarrior (commonly referred to as the Whale), a veteran of over 40 years fleet service.
