Event Brief
Sep 8, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET
US S-3 Viking crews made no submarine kills
By The BriefBrief
Lockheed built 188 S-3 Viking aircraft for the US Navy to find and kill Soviet submarines from aircraft carriers, but the Soviet Union collapsed before any crew recorded a submarine kill. The aircraft were instead used to destroy Iraqi Silkworm missile sites and hit Iraqi naval vessels, coastal radars, and anti-aircraft guns, plus tanker sorties over Afghanistan.
WHO: US Navy; Lockheed
WHAT: S-3 Viking aircraft were built for anti-submarine missions but recorded no submarine kills and were used against Iraqi targets and for tanker sorties.
WHEN: Reported Sep 8, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET
WHERE: Iraq; Afghanistan
WHY: The Soviet Union collapsed before the aircraft could achieve their intended submarine-killing mission, leading the S-3 Vikings to be used for other operational targets.
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