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The Sea Harrier was crucial to the UK in the 1982 Air War in South America. One cannot speak of Margaret Thatcher, who passed away on Apr. 8, 2013, ...
The larger F-35 that will operate from the new carriers is more effective than the Sea Harrier. It carries much more and it flies much faster and much farther. It’s also a more complicated ...
The UK Defence Evaluation and Research Agency's (DERA) Vectored-thrust Aircraft Advanced-flight Control (VAAC) Harrier has embarked on the Royal Navy's HMS Invincible for a 10-day sea trial of ...
The "Harrier Carrier" concept has been employed at least five times. The USS Bonhomme Richard, for example, was reconfigured to serve as a "Harrier Carrier" during the invasion of Iraq, the Navy ...
In June 1983, Sub-Lieutenant Ian "Soapy" Watson was a young Royal Navy pilot with only 14 missions in the Sea Harrier fighter to his name. Flying from the British aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious ...