WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US anti-submarine surveillance aircraft P-3C Orion flew two missions over the Black Sea from the Romanian port of Constanta last week to support maritime domain awareness in the region, the US Navy announced in a press release on Friday.
“These routine operations and interactions with our allies are a vital part of our mission to enhance maritime safety and stability in the Black Sea,” Mission Commander Lt. Greg Syers said in the release.
The two missions took place between May 26 and May 30 as part of US and Romanian bilateral training to improve anti-submarine warfare capabilities.
The P-3C is equipped with advanced submarine detection sensors and flies long range missions, over 2,300 nautical miles, with a long loiter time.
