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How the AV-8B Harrier “Jump Jet” Paved the Way for the F-35
B, the updated Harrier is still regarded as difficult to fly. The AV-8B Harrier, known informally as the Harrier jump jet, is ...
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AV-8B Harrier II
Service: USMC Propulsion: Rolls Royce Pegasus F402-RR-406 turbofan engine Armament: GAU-12 25 mm cannon; 4x LAU-5003 rocket pods; 4x AIM-9 Sidewinder; 6x AIM-120 AMRAAM; 6x AGM-65 Maverick; 2x ...
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Trump’s War on Mexico’s Drug Cartels May Be the Harrier Jump Jet’s Final Mission
Until the Harrier is fully retired by the 2030s, the Trump administration is smart to task these aging but still deadly birds to possibly conduct counter-narcotic operations in Mexico. Last month ...