U.S. Customs P-3 AEW fleet flies final mission on 30 September 2026
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The last U.S. Customs and Border Protection P-3 AEW aircraft completed its final flight on 30 September 2026, ending service for the fleet that had eight Lockheed P-3 Orion airframes converted with a radome and AN/APS-125 radar from the E-2C Hawkeye.
The P-3 AEW aircraft had operated alongside P-3 LRT (Long Range Tracker) aircraft, which lack a dorsal radome but carry an APG-66 interception radar and remain in service, while other Customs aircraft such as King Air, PC‑12 and Dash 8 do not provide the same detection capability.