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Ralph Hooper, 1926-2022, designer of the Harrier.
He was the first aircraft designer I ever met, and Britain's greatest ever one. RIP. #Harrier
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What links the German Ta183 and the classic British jet fighter, the Hawker Hunter? @MichaelJPryce explores German influence on post-war British fighter design #avgeek #TEmpest #GCAP aerosociety.com/news/time-fo…
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With Germany having abandoned the plan for a new fighter with France, and British funding for a new fighter seemingly stretched, @MichaelJPryce asks is it time for a radical move – should Germany join GCAP? #avgeek #FCAS ow.ly/iukl50Zc9nZ
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From the Hunter to Typhoon - the unlikely influence of German engineers on post-war British fighter design #avgeek #FCAS #Tempest #GCAP aerosociety.com/news/time-fo…
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Great to this out.
More on the history in my book. Jumpjetpenguin.com
New content on Aerosociety! 'Time for ‘Das Neue Konzept’ – could German thinking make a better Tempest?' #GCAP #avgeek #defence #Tempest #FCAS aerosociety.com/news/time-fo…
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NASA’s X-59 Quesst low-boom supersonic demonstrator achieved Mach 1.4 at 55,000 ft. on June 12, representing the speed and altitude planned for flights over U.S. communities to measure the public response to reduced sonic booms.
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Ben was procurement advisor to multiple defence secretaries until January. Worth noting his point about GCAP. Counter-argument would be that giving up on GCAP would be a huge bet on uncrewed tech, have a big impact on aerospace skills & would involve a major rupture with Japan.
Jun 11
In many respects no10 brought this on themselves. You could easily make it balance with £10bn in years 1 and 2 and get out of GCAP and into CCAs. But No10 didnt want to do that, even when warned that the programme requirement set had changed from a fighter to a LR bomber
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In many respects no10 brought this on themselves. You could easily make it balance with £10bn in years 1 and 2 and get out of GCAP and into CCAs. But No10 didnt want to do that, even when warned that the programme requirement set had changed from a fighter to a LR bomber
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Is Germany ready for single life? Fighter jets don't just get built. They get into messy international relationships. We break down the latest breakups, gossip, rebounds, and love triangles in defence aviation here: hushkit.substack.com/p/the-f…
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It's almost here?
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The Royal Netherlands Air Force is testing AI-powered flight simulators that adapt training in real time by monitoring pilots’ cognitive workload.
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Jun 7
With the end of @USMC Harrier ops last week, a look back at how it all began.
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And how the era started twz.com/air/the-hidden-histo…
End of an Era: U.S. Marine Corps Celebrates AV-8B Harrier II Sundown
The U.S. Marine Corps honored the legacy of the AV-8B Harrier II and the Marines who served with it in a ‘Sundown Ceremony’ at MCAS Cherry Point, home to the type’s last operational unit.
Story: theaviationist.com/2026/06/0…
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Jun 3
Great to see my article out, today of all days.
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The Hidden History of America’s Harrier Jump Jets
The Harrier story is a transatlantic saga of improvisation, ambition, and unlikely partnership, which helped shape the F-35B.
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VMA-223 celebrates sundown as Marine Corps’ final Harrier squadron dvidshub.net/news/566789/vma…
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