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De Lockheed CP-140 Aurora is a maritime patrol aircraft operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force. The aircraft is based on the Lockheed P-3 Orion airframe, but mounts the electronics suite of the S-3 Viking. “Aurora” refers to the Roman goddess of dawn who flies across the sky each morning ahead of the sun. Aurora also refers to the Aurora Borealis, the “northern lights”, that are prominent over northern Canada and the Arctic Ocean. The CP-140A Arcturus was a related variant used primarily for pilot training and coastal surface patrol missions.

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The Lockheed CP-140 Aurora is a maritime patrol aircraft developed by Lockheed Martin for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The aircraft is based on the Lockheed P-3 Orion airframe, but mounts the electronics suite of the Lockheed S-3 Viking. The CP-140 Aurora is the only strategic maritime surveillance aircraft in service with the RCAF, conducting long range missions over land, water and littoral areas. The aircraft’s sensors are primarily intended for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) work but are also capable of maritime surveillance, counter-drug and search-and-rescue missions.
De CP-140 Aurora kwam in 1980 in dienst en verving de Canadair CL-28. Het vliegtuig is vernoemd naar de Romeinse godin van de dageraad en het noorderlicht dat prominent boven Noord-Canada en de Noordelijke IJszee hangt. De RCAF exploiteert 18 CP-140 Aurora-vliegtuigen, die verschillende moderniserings- en upgradeprogramma's hebben ondergaan om hun operationele levensduur te verlengen en hun mogelijkheden te verbeteren.