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==Replacement==
After the cancellation of the EP-X Program, the U.S. Navy replaced the EP-3E Aries II with the [[Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton]] unmanned aircraft and the [[Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout|MQ-8B Fire Scout]] unmanned helicopter.<ref>Trimble, Stephen. [http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-navy-to-replace-ep-3s-with-unmanned-aircraft-360617/ US Navy to replace EP-3s with unmanned aircraft] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511235859/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-navy-to-replace-ep-3s-with-unmanned-aircraft-360617/ |date=2013-05-11 }} " Flightglobal. 11 August 2011.</ref> All P-3 Orion aircraft assigned to special projects squadrons (VPU) and all EP-3E Aries II aircraft were retired in February of 2025.{{Failed verification|date=April 2025|reason=Retirement date years after ref pub date.}}