EP-3E Aries II
Country: 
United StatesManufacturer: Lockheed
SIGINT / ELINT aircraftUnited States—
A land-based reconnaissance derivative of the P-3 Orion. Aries II combines signals-intelligence collection with other intelligence capabilities and is not a dedicated jamming aircraft.
SIGINT / ELINT aircraft // P-3 Orion-derived aircraft
AI-retouched unmarked cutout based on a Wikimedia Commons photograph by Balon Greyjoy, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Data trust
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- Sources
- EP-3E Aries IIU.S. Navy · Accessed
- Last reviewed
- Confidence level
- Identity and documented mission are sourced; classified coverage and uncorroborated performance remain absent.
Historical profile
The U.S. Navy describes the EP-3E as a multi-intelligence evolution of a SIGINT platform and lists a crew of 24. Aircraft endurance and transit range are separate from the undisclosed effective coverage of its mission sensors.