
The VXS-1 “Warlocks” sent its NP-3C Orion, a dedicated research variant of the P-3C, to the ‘boneyard’ after three decades of service, retiring the last active-duty P-3 on the U.S. East Coast. The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS-1) “Warlocks” retired on Sept. 22, 2026, its last NP-3C Orion, sending the […]