Wingman Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Lifted this bit from defensetech.org - wouldn't it just make you want to puke! "We’ve all seen the news that emerged on Sunday saying that the Marines are close to buying 70 of Britain’s freshly retired Gr7/9 Harrier jump jets to keep the USMC Harrier fleet flying into the 2020s. This comes a few months after it was revealed that the Corps is slated to purchase about 80 F-35C carrier variant Joint Strike Fighters. This is clearly a hedge against delays with the F-35 program. The Marines have been all in on the JSF for years, saying that it was the future of Marine Corps tacair and that there is no plan B. Well, just like the Navy has purchased additional F/A-18E/F Super Hornets to offset against delays in the F-35 program, the Marines are buying the Brits’ newly refurbished Harriers –which are a few years newer than the Corps’ AV-8Bs — to provide parts for their oldest Harriers and replace F/A-18D Hornet strike jets that are quickly approaching the end of their service lives." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Simmons Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 I thought the US Marines were after F35B? The US Navy the F35C (and the British as well) and the USAF the F35A versions? Is the Marines having both the F35B and C or are they playing safe as the F35B version could be cancelled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hargreaves - Moderator Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Yes but the Yanks need lots of Harriers in reserve because they keep crashing them..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly P Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Sickening. I know the blokes in Afghan prefer the harrier to the typhoon too. There is a simple reason for this.....a hovering harrier will scare the enemy far more than a fast pass from a typhoon.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trev Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 The Harrier was just simply the best Naval multi role aircraft ever, they were awsome machines and were still way ahead of anything else in the air, I was on carriers when in the navy and still got a thrill every time one took off, that was in the days of the Phantoms and Jags etc. I cannot even begin to guess why the goverment scrapped the Harrier - BIIIG mistake in my opinion.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus O'Leprosy Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 A slight side step, does anyone remember Mike Koskella? (I know that surname is wrong but sound a bit like that.) In the 80s he tried to build a ducted fan Harrier that could VTOL.He must have built 20 prototypes, but I dont think he managed it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bott - Moderator Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Seamus there's a bit about Mike Koskela and his Harrier here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cantwell Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Ah, the jolly old JSF, well, at least the new posh offices at sarns are finished, have any of you wondered what is happening with our 2 new carriers, both designed to take JSF? i wonder what will happen to those end of life F18s both carriers are trap and wire, go guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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