Wednesday, September 1, 2004

Wallpaper of the month - September 2004

Desktop Wallpaper - "S-3B Viking".

Photo: An S-3B Viking, comes in for a sunset, arrested landing aboard
the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). The S-3B Viking is a
multi-mission aircraft specializing in anti-surface, anti-submarine
warfare and aerial refueling.

Description: The S-3B Viking is an all weather, carrier-based jet
aircraft, providing protection against hostile surface combatants
while also functioning as the Carrier Battle Groups' primary
overhead/mission tanker. Extremely versatile, the aircraft is equipped
for many missions, including day/night surveillance, electronic
countermeasures, command/control/communications warfare, and search
and rescue (SAR).

Features: The S-3B's high-speed computer system processes and displays
information generated by its targeting-sensor systems. These systems
include; Inverse/Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR/SAR), infrared (IR)
sensor and an Electronic Support (ESM) system. To engage and destroy
targets, the S-3B Viking employs an impressive array of airborne
weaponry including the AGM 84 Harpoon Anti-Ship Missile, AGM 65
Maverick IR missile and a wide selection of conventional bombs and
torpedoes. Future Viking aircraft will also have a control capability
for the AGM 84 Standoff Land Attack Missile Extended Range (SLAM-ER)
missile. The S-3B provides the fleet with a very effective fixed wing,
"over the horizon" aircraft to combat the significant and varied
threats presented by modern maritime combatants.

Background: Derived from the S-3A and formerly configured for
Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), the S-3B of the 1990s has evolved into a
premier surveillance and precision-targeting platform for the Navy
along with modern precision-guided missile capabilities. On March 25,
2003, an S-3B from the "Red Griffins" of Sea Control Squadron
Thirty-eight (VS 38) became the first such aircraft to attack inland
and to fire a laser-guided Maverick missile in combat. The attack was
made on "significant naval target" in the Tigris River near Basra,
Iraq. VS-38 was embarked in USS Constellation (CV 64).

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