"Marine Harriers get smart rockets" Topic
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| Tango01 | 17 Apr 2016 9:14 p.m. PST |
"The US Marine Corps has debuted the Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System (APKWS) on the AV-8B Harrier II with VMA-233 ‘Bulldogs' whilst deployed on operations under ‘Inherent Resolve'. PMA-257 and the Direct and Time Sensitive Strike program office (PMA-242) worked together to define a two-phase program to quickly field the weapon variant. The first phase expedited fielding of a limited AV-8B fixed-wing APKWS employment flight envelope capability. This included the delivery of 80 guidance kits. The second phase will expand the fixed-wing APKWS employment envelope limits to the maximum extent possible for AV-8B. Seven months after receiving a requirement from Marine Corps headquarters, two program offices based at Patuxent River fielded the 2.75-inch rockets equipped with Semi-Active Laser (SAL) guidance capability. ‘This capability will provide commanders with a warfighting alternative to better enable weapon-to-target pairing,' commented Col Fred Schenk, AV-8B Harrier Weapon System (PMA-257) program manager…"
Full article here
link The Harriers are still arround?… good planes… Amicalement
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| John Treadaway | 17 Apr 2016 11:59 p.m. PST |
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| BattlerBritain | 18 Apr 2016 3:00 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 18 Apr 2016 10:00 a.m. PST |
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| Lion in the Stars | 19 Apr 2016 10:30 a.m. PST |
Yeah, the USMC bought up the last of the UK Harriers to keep the USMC birds flying a little longer. Since the F35Bs aren't ready yet. |
| wardog | 24 Apr 2016 12:40 p.m. PST |
these still fit in a standard launcher? |
| Lion in the Stars | 25 Apr 2016 2:31 a.m. PST |
@Wardog: apparently, yes. Laser-guided Hydra 70mm rockets.  |
| Apache 6 | 09 May 2016 4:44 p.m. PST |
These work in the standard 2.75" rocket pods, they can also be used on helicopters. The pods require a upgrade, but from what I understand it's basically just replacing a wiring harness. |
| Apache 6 | 20 May 2016 9:57 a.m. PST |
The USMC is also going to test them as part of the Harvest Hawk package which turns "any" USMC C-130 into a "poor mans" AC-130. THey have tested and employed hellfire from them. |
| Wolfhag | 07 Jul 2016 8:02 p.m. PST |
Yes, Marine Harriers are flying off the USS Boxer in the mid-east hitting targets. My son is a Marine on the ship. Boxer Facebook:
facebook.com/USSBOXER I was a Marine on the LPH USS Guam in 1974 on a Med Cruise with Harriers. I was berthed the first deck below the flight deck and had the top bunk. I had 30,000 pounds of thrust 5 feet from me when they did their vertical landings. Many a sleepless night on that cruise. Wolfhag |
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