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• The BAE Systems/Boeing Harrier II (GR5, GR7, and GR9 series) is a second generation vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) jet aircraft used by the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and, since 2006, the Royal Navy. It was developed from the earlier Hawker Siddeley Harrier and is closely related to the U.S.-built AV-8B Harrier II. Both are primarily used for light attack or multi-role tasks, and are often operated from small aircraft carriers.

British Aerospace Harrier GR9 (code ZG502) taxis
after landing at the Royal International Air Tattoo,
Fairford, Gloucestershire, England.

Photographed by Adrian Pingstone on July 10th 2008 and released to the public domain.

• The Harrier GR9 is an avionics and weapons upgrade of the standard GR7. It allows the carriage of the latest smart weapons such as the Brimstone, Maverick, Paveway III LGB and Paveway IV PGB missiles.
• The aircraft will also be fitted with Sniper targeting pods. In July 2007, BAE Systems completed the final of seven Harrier GR9 replacement rear fuselages for the UK MoD. The fuselage components were designed and built as part of a three year £20 million programme.

A Harrier GR7 taxies at a Gulf base
Photo by Operations.mod.uk

• The GR7 had its maiden flight in May 1990 and made its first operational deployment in August 1995 over the former Yugoslavia. While the GR7 deployed on Invincible class aircraft carriers during testing as early as June 1994, the first operational deployments at sea began in 1997. This arrangement was formalised with the Joint Force Harrier, operating with the Royal Navy's Sea Harrier.

Harrier GR7a (identifier ZD431), 800 Sqn Royal Navy,
taxis for takeoff at the Royal International Air Tattoo,
Fairford, Gloucestershire, England.

Photographed by Adrian Pingstone on July 17th 2006 and released to the public domain.

• The GR7A is the first stage in an upgrade to the Harrier GR9 standard. The GR7A is the GR7 with an uprated Rolls-Royce Pegasus 107 engine.

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