Aside from the usual fixed and rotary wing aircraft,
Filipino military aircraft enthusiasts also had a chance to see at close-range,
Boeing AV-8B "Harrier" II during the airplane exhibit portion of
Balikatan 2015 held at Clark Air Force Base, Pampanga on Saturday.
Of the 15 US
The latter is a single-engine ground-attack aircraft and
constitutes the second generation of the Harrier jump jet family.
It is capable of vertical or short takeoff and landing
(V/STOL), the aircraft was designed in the late 1970s as an Anglo-American
development of the British Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational
V/STOL aircraft.
Named after a bird of prey, it is primarily employed on
light attack or multi-role missions, ranging from close air support of ground
troops to armed reconnaissance.
The AV-8B is used by the United States Marine Corps, the
Spanish Navy, and the Italian Navy.
A variant of the AV-8B, the British Aerospace Harrier II,
was developed for the British military, while another, the TAV-8B, is a
dedicated two-seat trainer.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=756383
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