UK agrees sale of 72 harriers to U.S.

[Devil Soul]

UK agrees sale of 72 harriers to U.S.
Submitted 4 hrs 4 mins ago
The UK government has agreed a $180 million deal to sell 72 retired Harrier aircraft to the U.S. Marine Corps for use as spare parts, a minister said on Thursday. "We have agreed the sale of the final 72 Harrier aircraft frames and associated parts which will be used as a major source of spares for the U.S. Marine Corps Harrier AV-8B fleet of aircraft," defence equipment minister Peter Luff told parliament. "The value of the sale is around $180 million, (equal to) some 110 million pounds, and represents a good deal both for UK taxpayers and the U.S. government," he said. The government retired its Harrier fleet as part of sweeping defence cuts announced last year. "Added to the savings made from retiring the Harrier fleet from service, this sale takes the total estimated receipts and savings to the Ministry of Defence to around one billion pounds," Luff said.
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[Jango]

72 harriers to be cannibalized?

 

[PERSIAN GOD KING]

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA
what happened to the great f-35?

 

[Devil Soul]

BBC News - Britain sells 72 retired Harrier jump jets for £116m

 

[Skull and Bones]

India should order some too, to revive our career fleet till 2020.

 

[INDIAISM]

i think it would have been better if Indian Navy would have put on an request for the procurment of atleast 20 Harriers for its INS Viraat as at present its running out of Aircrafts....

 

[RickyBahal]

i think it would have been better if Indian Navy would have put on an request for the procurment of atleast 20 Harriers for its INS Viraat as at present its running out of Aircrafts....

IN want to retire Virat after 2017 then why they need new Harriers ??

 

[Imran Khan]

wow ulta darya beh raha hai lolz .what current status of indian harriers ?i think mig-29k take there place already

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IN want to retire Virat after 2017 then why they need new Harriers ??

these are not new dear they are used and getting out from uk service

 

[Sasquatch]

Dam retired budget cuts must be affecting the USA.

 

[RickyBahal]

these are not new dear they are used and getting out from uk service

I read that in article but even for only 4-5 years why we need these planes when IN already start to receive MIG29

 

[blackops]

I read that in article but even for only 4-5 years why we need these planes when IN already start to receive MIG29

because ins viraat cannot operate mig 29k

 

[Imran Khan]

I read that in article but even for only 4-5 years why we need these planes when IN already start to receive MIG29

the only thing india need for viraat is vertical take off sir thats why harriers will remain in service till last day of viraat .but buy 20 for part of 13 air crafts is bad idea india can buy 5-6 for parts

 

[T90TankGuy]

actually we did approach the UK government about 6 yrs ago to buy some second hand ones . but they refused to transfer them with the blue fox radars . so we dropped the idea.

 

[gambit]

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA
what happened to the great f-35?

Please......The F-35 as is can knock that Iranian modified PoS F-5 out of the sky just by flying past it.

 

[Chogy]

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA
what happened to the great f-35?

HAHAHAHAHAHA, we operate the AV-8B; these will provide cheap spare parts, so we'll have BOTH the AV-8B and the F-35 TOGETHER in the skies HAHAHAHAHAHA