What is the difference between an FA2 (Sea) Harrier and a GR7 Harrier?
FA2 harriers used to be flown and operated by the Royal Navy and were designed primarily as a fighter aircraft that was also capable of ground attack as a secondary role. GR7 harriers are operated by both the RN and RAF, their primary role is ground attack and strike missions and they can operate off the decks of the RN aircraft carriers as part of Joint Force Harrier. The FA2 squadrons were disbanded in March 06 when the Royal Navy started to operate GR7/9 harriers alongside the RAF.
