P7

P7, P.7, or P-7 may refer to:

Lockheed P-7

The Lockheed P-7 was a four turboprop-engined patrol aircraft ordered by the U.S. Navy as a replacement for the P-3 Orion. The external configuration of the aircraft was to be very similar to that of the P-3. Development had not progressed very much before the development was cancelled in the early 1990s as a cost-cutting measure following the end of the Cold War.

Development

In the mid-1980s, the U.S. Navy made plans to replace the large number of Lockheed P-3 aircraft which would reach the end of their useful service lives during the 1990s. To limit costs the U.S. Navy envisioned a modified P-3 with increased payload and updated avionics. This aircraft became known as the "P-3G" of which 125 should be procured over a period of five years up to 2001. However, the U.S. Navy was unwilling to select Lockheed's P-3G without any competition and issued the final "request for proposal (RFP)" in January 1987. For the airplane named "LRAACA" (Long-Range Air ASW-Capable Aircraft), Lockheed's competitors were: