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USMC Harrier Sundown

Only Italy and Spain will still operate AV-8Bs and the Italian Navy Harriers are being replaced with F-35Bs. Indonesia is interested in buying the small carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi and the AV-8Bs so they may live on.

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I'll use this opportunity to highlight the fact that STOVL aircraft are, and have always been, a complete waste of resources. Amphibs should carry amphibious things that go ashore, and supporting fixed wing aircraft should be on proper aircraft carriers.
 
Brett327 said:
I'll use this opportunity to highlight the fact that STOVL aircraft are, and have always been, a complete waste of resources. Amphibs should carry amphibious things that go ashore, and supporting fixed wing aircraft should be on proper aircraft carriers.
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Did a Harrier guy shit on your pancakes?
 
Brett327 said:
waste
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I agree when they are operated from what are essentially capital ships that happen to be amphibs. When the day comes that they are flown from non-traditional platforms too ubiquitous to completely track, then they could hit a sweet spot.
 
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