Harrier II

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Harrier

Role V/STOL ground-attack aircraftNation origin United KingdomManufacturer Hawker SiddeleyFirst flight 28 December 1967 (Harrier)Introduction 1 April 1969Status RetiredPrimary users Royal Air Force, US Marine Corps

Spanish Navy Royal Thai NavyProduced 1967-1970Number built 278Developed into British Aerospace Sea Harrier

AV-8B Harrier II

• Role V/STOL ground-attack aircraft• National origin United States / United Kingdom• Manufacturer McDonnell Douglas / British Aerospace Boeing /

BAE Systems• First flight YAV-8B: 9 November 1978AV-8B: November 5,

1981• Introduction January 1985• Status In service• Primary users United States Marine Corps Italian Navy Spanish Navy• Produced 1981– 2003• Number built AV-8B: 337 • Program cost US$6.5 billion (1987)• Unit cost US$24–30 million (1996)• Developed from Hawker Siddeley Harrier• Variants British Aerospace Harrier II

Capability

• Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft are a subset of V/STOL craft that do not require runways at all

• AV-8B HARRIER II 22000 pounds of thrust allow the Harrier II to both hover like a helicopter and blast forward like a jet at near-supersonic speeds. With the ability to attack anywhere, the Harrier forces the enemy to defend everywhere.

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