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		astine on June 30, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Test Pilot Admits the F-35 Can’t Dogfight It's also worth mentioning that the Harrier is an older plane than the A10; by around ~8 years actually.

dragonwriter on June 30, 2015 [–]

The Harrier is, but the thing actually in service (the Harrier II) is newer than the A-10.

Harrier introduced 1969

A-10 introduced 1977

Harrier II introduced 1985.

astine on June 30, 2015 | [–]

Oh, my bad thanks. Though I think my point still applies. STOVL is useful enough that they kept the Harrier around in multiple incarnations, since 69.

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