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11-13-2011, 05:12 PM

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Marine Corps to buy U.K. Harrier fleet

Navy, Corps buying decommissioned U.K. Harriers - Marine Corps News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Marine Corps Times

"The Navy and Marine Corps have agreed to buy Britain’s entire decommissioned fleet of 74 Harrier jump jets, along with engines and spare parts — a move expected to help the Corps operate Harriers into the mid-2020s and provide extra planes to replace aging two-seat F-18D Hornet strike fighters."

11-13-2011, 06:32 PM

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I thought that's what the JSF was for. Oh wait....

11-13-2011, 08:04 PM

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proactively hedging their bets,a good thing, a winger in the Commandants seat is not a bad thing either, Amos is one sharp cookie.

11-13-2011, 08:11 PM

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"Aging F-18D strike fighters..."

How old is the Harrier fleet?

11-14-2011, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by EvilMonkey

"Aging F-18D strike fighters..."

How old is the Harrier fleet?

The word "aging" should have replaced with 'worn-out'.

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11-14-2011, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by EvilMonkey

"Aging F-18D strike fighters..."

How old is the Harrier fleet?

It's not the years, it's the hours...

11-14-2011, 01:15 PM

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It's not the years, it's the hours...

Agreed. They have been rode hard and .........

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11-14-2011, 03:06 PM

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Are the english Harrier's steering wheel on the left or the right side?

11-14-2011, 03:13 PM

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And if Fred McCorkle is still on the RR board, he'll keep on their six to make sure the engines and spares are in good shape.

11-14-2011, 04:27 PM

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proactively hedging their bets,a good thing, a winger in the Commandants seat is not a bad thing either, Amos is one sharp cookie.

You're kidding me right? You replace a 2 seat D with all the bells and whistles with a retro-fitted Harrier? No, you suck up the pride and admit you were wrong as a service and you buy the F/A-18E/F. This is nothing more than the Marines hanging on for dear life in the world of trying to remain expeditionary.