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A Sea Harrier FRS.51 of INAS 300 awaiting launch clearance from INS Viraat in 2007 A section of four Sea Harrier FA.2s of 801 Naval Air Squadron India Indian Navy - Indian Naval Air Arm – Sea Harrier F.52 Indian Naval Air Squadron 300 'White Tigers' United Kingdom Fleet Air Arm – Sea Harrier FRS.1 and Sea Harrier F(A).2 800 Naval Air Squadron
The Sea Harrier squadrons shot down 20 Argentine aircraft in air-to-air combat with no air-to-air losses, although two Sea Harriers were lost to ground fire and four to accidents. [38] Out of the total Argentine air losses, 28% were shot down by Harriers. [ 36 ]
Four Sea Harrier FA2s of 801 Naval Air Squadron, based at RNAS Yeovilton, are shown flying in formation Royal Navy Merlin HM2 on HMS Illustrious McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom FG1 of 892 Naval Air Squadron. This is a List of Fleet Air Arm aircraft squadrons.
Marine attack squadrons fly the AV-8B Harrier II [54] and are tasked with providing close air support, air interdiction, surveillance and escort of helicopters. Because the STOVL Harrier can operate from amphibious assault ships , expeditionary airfields and tactical remote landing sites, it provides commanders with more flexibility in ...
A Sea Harrier takes off from INS Viraat. The BAE Sea Harrier inducted in the 1980s operated from INS Viraat. [22] Until 6 March 2016, [23] [24] [25] the BAE Sea Harrier FRS Mk.51 / T Mk.60 flew with the INAS 300 and INAS 552 squadrons of the Indian Navy. The Sea Harriers are armed with the Matra Magic-II AAM and the Sea Eagle Anti-ship missiles.
In January of that year, INAS 342, the first squadron to be equipped with UAVs, was commissioned. [14] Later that year, the Sea Harrier training assigned to INAS 551 were detached and commissioned separately as INAS 552. [15] However, the Sea Harriers were phased out in May 2016, and presently the operational status of the squadron is unknown. [16]
Sea Harrier of 801 NAS. On Tuesday 28 March 2006 a ceremony was held at RNAS Yeovilton, with Commander A J W Rae as the last Sea Harrier squadron commanding officer, to mark the withdrawal from service of the Royal Navy's Sea Harrier FA2s. The final Sea Harrier was withdrawn from service on 31 March 2006 at RNAS Yeovilton and the squadron ...
899 Naval Air Squadron (899 NAS) was a squadron of the Fleet Air Arm of the United Kingdom.. It was most recently based at RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron), in Somerset, as the British Aerospace Sea Harrier FA2 training squadron until it was decommissioned in March 2005 prior to the stand-up of 800 Naval Air Squadron with the British Aerospace Harrier GR7 at RAF Cottesmore, in Rutland.