Why exactly were Harrier jump-jets taken out of service in the RAF and Navy?

webmaster on Mar 11th 2010 11:07 am edit

  • I understand the issue about costs, but I still fail to see why such a versatile jet was taken out of general services in the UK forces.


  • I don't think they have yet . I know they want to update but the Navy certainly need them as we have no real carriers and the harrier is the only plane that can work on what we've got .


  • The RAF's website shows the squadrons of Harriers that are still active under their "offensive" aircraft section. Both GR7's and GR9's are in use.

    Their homepage, if you want to find it yourself:

    http://www.raf.mod.uk/

    The page with links to each type of aircraft:

    http://www.raf.mod.uk/equipment/offensiv...

    As for the Royal Navy, they retired their old Sea Harriers long ago and replaced them with the 'new' version that is similar to the U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B. The forward fuselage, wing, rudder and horizontal stabilator (and a few other parts, were built by McDonnell Douglas, now owned by Boeing) British Aerospace built the mid and aft fuselage and did the final assembly in England. Both the Royal Navy and the RAF are currently using the Americanized version, if you will.

    http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/

    Or:

    http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/server/show/...







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