The ES-3A Shadow has been derived directly through the famous twin-engines anti-submarine Lockheed S-3 Viking. It had been created as a carrier-based, subsonic, all-weather, long-range, electronic reconnaissance aircraft because of the certain purpose to replace the the aging process EA-3B Skywarrior starting from the start of '90s. Essentially the ES-3A was developed on modified S-3A in which an extensive pair of electronic and modern sensors and interaction tools replaced the submarine detection and maritime surveillance equipment. The new running setup hasn't changed the flight performance of Lockheed airframe. The ES-3A has in fact an excellent journey range and it's also extremely reliable. Such features have become appreciate for its new objective profile to guide the U.S. Navy fleet inside tactical communications regarding the various units of battle team.
