{"id":59555,"date":"2020-10-26T18:06:43","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T18:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/10\/26\/pakistani-navy-confirms-brazilian-jetliner-will-replace-orion-patrol-aircraft\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:22:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:22:44","slug":"pakistani-navy-confirms-brazilian-jetliner-will-replace-orion-patrol-aircraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2020\/10\/26\/pakistani-navy-confirms-brazilian-jetliner-will-replace-orion-patrol-aircraft\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan to replace Orion patrol aircraft with Brazilian jetliner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISLAMABAD \u2014 Pakistan\u2019s Navy has selected the Embraer Lineage 1000 jetliner to replace its P-3C Orion long-range maritime patrol aircraft, a source with knowledge of the program has confirmed to Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outgoing naval chief Adm. Adm. Zafar Mahmood Abbasi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2020\/10\/14\/outgoing-pakistan-navy-chief-reveals-details-of-modernization-programs\/\" target=_blank>announced Oct. 6<\/a> that the Navy would replace its P-3C Orion fleet with 10 converted commercial jets, the first of which has been ordered. However, he did not identify the type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ministry of Defence Production, which handles acquisition, did not return requests for comment regarding the conversion and possible partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With only a single aircraft ordered thus far, the program is in its early stages. When converted for Pakistani service, the aircraft will be called Sea Sultan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is unclear if the aircraft is being acquired directly from the manufacturer or another party. Embraer did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The question of what issues may arise in converting the aircraft was put to Douglas Barrie, an aerospace analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUsing a commercial turbofan engine-powered aircraft as the basis for an ASW [anti-submarine warfare] platform is not unheard of. 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