AV-8B Harrier II

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Harrier family aircraft V/STOL aircraft carrier-capable aircraft ground-attack aircraft jet aircraft military aircraft

The AV-8B Harrier II is a second-generation, carrier-capable ground-attack aircraft known for its vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capability, used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps and allied forces.

Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
AV-8B Harrier II Plus 1
AV-8B Night Attack 1
BAE Harrier II 1
Harrier GR9 1
Harrier II 1
McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Harrier family aircraft ⓘ
V/STOL aircraft ⓘ
carrier-capable aircraft ⓘ
ground-attack aircraft ⓘ
jet aircraft ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
aircraftFamily AV-8B Harrier II self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Harrier II
armamentOption GAU-12 Equalizer 25 mm cannon ⓘ
air-to-air missiles ⓘ
air-to-ground missiles ⓘ
guided bombs ⓘ
rocket pods ⓘ
unguided bombs ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crew 1 ⓘ
designedFor operation from aircraft carriers ⓘ
operation from amphibious assault ships ⓘ
operation from forward operating bases ⓘ
developedFrom Hawker Siddeley Harrier ⓘ
engine Rolls-Royce Pegasus turbofan ⓘ
enteredService 1985 ⓘ
feature STOVL operation from small decks ⓘ
short takeoff and landing capability ⓘ
single-engine configuration ⓘ
vectored-thrust nozzles ⓘ
vertical takeoff and landing capability ⓘ
firstFlight 1981 ⓘ
hasVariant AV-8B Harrier II self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: AV-8B Harrier II Plus

AV-8B Harrier II self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: AV-8B Night Attack
introduced 1980s ⓘ
manufacturer Boeing ⓘ
British Aerospace ⓘ
McDonnell Douglas ⓘ
operator Italian Navy ⓘ
Spanish Navy ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
primaryUser United States Marine Corps ⓘ
role close air support ⓘ
fighter-bomber ⓘ
ground attack ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ
usedBy NATO ⓘ
surface form: NATO forces
usedInConflict War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form: Afghanistan War

Gulf War ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ
user Italian Navy ⓘ
Spanish Navy ⓘ
variantOf Hawker Siddeley Harrier ⓘ
surface form: Harrier II

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

AV-8B Harrier II → aircraftFamily → AV-8B Harrier II self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Harrier II
No. 1 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → AV-8B Harrier II ⓘ
this entity surface form: BAE Harrier II
F-35B Lightning II → designedToReplace → AV-8B Harrier II ⓘ
F-35B Lightning II → designedToReplace → AV-8B Harrier II ⓘ
this entity surface form: Harrier GR9
AV-8B Harrier II → hasVariant → AV-8B Harrier II self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: AV-8B Harrier II Plus
AV-8B Harrier II → hasVariant → AV-8B Harrier II self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: AV-8B Night Attack
McDonnell Douglas → notableProduct → AV-8B Harrier II ⓘ
this entity surface form: McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II
Italian Navy → operatesAircraft → AV-8B Harrier II ⓘ