In the US, it was decided to extend the life of the aircraft AV-8B Harrier II
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The command of the US Marine Corps has decided to repair and upgrade the existing fleet of AV-8B Harrier II fighter-bomber (attack aircraft) to extend the life of the aircraft. As transmits "Warspot" With reference to the fighterjetsworld.com portal, this decision was made due to delays in the development program for the fifth-generation FPSM F-35B Lightning II fighter.
The US Marine Corps decided to extend the flight life of the AV-8B Harrier II aircraft, which were in service with the ILC, to 2028. To this end, the marines have signed contracts with Boeing for the modernization and repair of the entire fleet of obsolete AV-8B Harrier II, which is currently in the order of 80 units. This decision was made due to delays in the development program of the fifth-generation F-35В fighter specially designed for the KMP. Also for the same reason, F / A-2031 Super Hornet Marine Corps aircraft will remain on alert until 18.
Created by joint efforts of the British firms Hawker Siddley (later incorporated into the British Aerospace Aerospace Consortium), Rolls-Royce and the American firm McDonnell-Douglas, the AV-8A "Harrier" aircraft became the first successful project among vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. In the future, on the basis of "Harrier" in the UK and the United States built such aircraft as the Sea Harrier, Harrier II and AV-8B Harrier II. A modification of the AV-8B Harrier II was adopted by the United States Marine Corps in January 1984.
F-35B Lightning II - modification of the newest fighter-bomber F-35, designed specifically for the US Marine Corps. A key feature of the F-35B is the short take-off and vertical landing capability, which allows these planes to be used on helicopter carriers and universal landing craft equipped with a flight deck.
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