The S-3 Viking Submarine Hunter Has a Message for the Russian Navy

The S-3 Viking Submarine Hunter Has a Message for the Russian Navy

Key Points and Summary – The S-3 Viking was the U.S. Navy’s go-to carrier-based sub-hunter for a generation, pairing long range, high endurance, and a then cutting-edge sensor suite to track increasingly quiet Soviet submarines. Entering service in 1974, it combined turbofan efficiency, sonobuoys, MAD gear, and a four-person crew to cast a wide anti-submarine net. The Mighty Essex-Class Aircraft Carrier. Image Credit: Creative Commons. -After th…