I think S-3’s were replaced with helicopters with dipping sonar. But there are fewer “enemy” subs going around these days. There has been talk about using Osprey’s for ASW. The nice thing is you don’t need a full sized carrier.
26 posted on 08/24/2016 8:49:54 AM PDT by AppyPappy
(If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)