AV-8B - Marina Militare

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AV-8B "Plus", also denominated Harrier II, is an all-weather subsonic single-seat fighter. Directly derived from the British Aerospace VSTOL and manufactured under license by Boeing, it is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment.

The Italian Navy Harrier IIs are employed primarily as fleet air defense fighters and, secondarily, as strike aircraft.

The version adopted by the Italian Navy is armed with a 25mm gun with 300 rounds, installed in a pod under the fuselage, AMRAAM medium-range, radar-guided missiles and AIM-9L Sidewinder IR-guided missiles in close range engagements. In air defense missions, its multi-mode radar is capable of ensuring the target lock-on, while in attack missions it carries out terrain mapping, target detection and tracking in adverse weather conditions.

The weapon system includes:

1x 25 mm gun fitted with 5 rotating barrels;
9 under-wing pylons holding up to 5000 Kg payload;
16 Mk.82 or 12 Mk.20 bombs;
MAVERIK, SIDEWINDER and AMRAAM missiles;
70 mm rockets pods;
Laser-guided bombs

Lunghezza:	14,55 mt
Apertura alare:	9,24 mt
Altezza:	3,6 mt
Peso a vuoto:	6.658 Kg
Peso massimo:	14.969 Kg
Velocità massima:	mach 0,91
Velocità massima l.m.:	mach 0,98
Tangente pratica:	43.000 ft
Equipaggio:	1 pilota
Raggio di azione:	1,480 Km (800 nm) or 360 Km holding up to 2,700 Kg payload

Progetto armonizzato con gli obiettivi del Piano Nazionale Ripresa Resilienza (PNRR)

Misura PNRR: M1C1-S.1.6.4. Digitalizzazione del Ministero della Difesa (CUP D81B20001980006)