The upgraded Harrier GR9 aircraft has entered service with the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force after a half billion pound improvement package, Defence Minister Adam Ingram announced today.
The programme is upgrading the iconic Harrier aircraft, which is capable of vertical landing and take-off with state-of-the-art new technology – doubling its effectiveness as a precision ground attack aircraft.
Sixty nine of the single-seater aircraft will be delivered under the incremental programme which is being carried out by BAE Systems in partnership with the MOD at RAF Cottesmore in Lincs. The upgrades will allow the aircraft to use advanced new precision weaponry, new communications and avionics systems
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