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Britain sells 72 retired Harrier jump jets to USA

Verfasst: Donnerstag 24. November 2011, 19:25
von White Cap
Source: BBC News

Britain sells 72 retired Harrier jump jets for £116m

Britain is selling 72 retired Harrier jump jets to the US in a deal worth $180m (£116m).

The Harriers, which were retired last year as part of defence cuts, will be used as a source of spare parts for the US Harrier fleet.

Defence Minister Peter Luff said the sale was a good deal for UK taxpayers and would allow Britain to invest in more modern and capable aircraft.

Harriers will be replaced by the Joint Strike Fighter by the decade's end.

Mr Luff told parliament: "We have agreed the sale of the final 72 Harrier aircraft frames and associated parts which will be used as a major source of spares for the US Marine Corps Harrier AV-8B fleet of aircraft."

The deal represented "a good deal both for UK taxpayers and the US government," he said.