Recent video footage of Harrier pilots bombing Taleban targets in Afghanistan, the "view from the cockpit" and the release of statistics showing a surge in munitions deployed against enemy targets, has reinforced the crucial role the Joint Force Harrier is playing in supporting Operation Herrick.
Shot last week, these clips show the cockpit view, munitions being directed onto targets, and jets landing, taking off and preparing for sorties. The short videos show the operational role of the Harrier in support of the ground troops fighting pitched battles against a determined foe.
The Joint Force Harrier Detachment at Kandahar airfield was deployed to Afghanistan in September 2004 to provide assistance for the Afghan elections the following month. They have been there ever since and recently the six GR7As were supplemented by a seventh in support of democratic governance and bringing stability to the region.
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(Photo: Royal Navy and RAF Harrier aircraft provide vital Close Air Support to NATO ground troops. [Picture: RAF] )
Shot last week, these clips show the cockpit view, munitions being directed onto targets, and jets landing, taking off and preparing for sorties. The short videos show the operational role of the Harrier in support of the ground troops fighting pitched battles against a determined foe.
The Joint Force Harrier Detachment at Kandahar airfield was deployed to Afghanistan in September 2004 to provide assistance for the Afghan elections the following month. They have been there ever since and recently the six GR7As were supplemented by a seventh in support of democratic governance and bringing stability to the region.
Read the Rest...
(Photo: Royal Navy and RAF Harrier aircraft provide vital Close Air Support to NATO ground troops. [Picture: RAF] )
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