RARE US Navy EP-3E ARIES II intelligence aircraft

We were thrilled to see a US Navy EP-3E ARIES II intelligence aircraft at Canadian Forces Base Comox.
Only 10 of these aircraft exist in the US Navy inventory!
The EP-3E ARIES II (Airborne Reconnaissance Integrated Electronic System II) is a land-based Multi-Intelligence reconnaissance aircraft based on the P-3 Orion airframe. The EP-3E ARIES II was upgraded from SIGINT to Multi-Intelligence and is the Navy's only land-based reconnaissance aircraft.
The EP-3 aircraft in the Navy's inventory provide fleet and theater commanders worldwide with near real-time tactical SIGINT and full motion video intelligence. With sensitive receivers and high-gain dish antennas, the EP-3E exploits a wide range of electronic emissions from deep within targeted territory. The crew fuses the collected intelligence along with off-board data and disseminates the collaborated information for direct threat warning, indications and warnings, information dominance, battle space situational awareness, suppression of enemy air defenses, destruction of enemy air-defense, anti-air warfare and anti-submarine warfare applications.
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[@patallen5095]

A very rare visitor for the air show and a great capture! Thanks for the vid!

[@goboldwithjoeteyattariwala]

Thank you for watching! 👍🙂

[@marshalltravis3217]

I remember when the P-3 was a sub hunter.
I do miss the Cold War….

[@thomasheer825]

Think that was a VQ-1 aircraft, from the tail markings. Am long retired Spook, Was Dirsup rider for nearly 2 decades and got a shore duty tour at VQ-2 and they had a MAD magazine Spy vs Spy cartoon on the tail.

[@goboldwithjoeteyattariwala]

It is indeed! Thanks for watching and for the comment, and thanks also for your service!

[@kennethwilson8633]

Do the Humpty Dance ???