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Old 17th Apr 2014, 15:22
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Beags - The GR3 could carry drop tanks and had a higher-bypass engine than the F-35, and the F-35B has about the same internal fuel fraction as an F-16. The B's combat radius, all-hi-alt, is about 450 nm so its ferry range will be around or under 1000 nm. Harriers do better than that.

The F-35B tanked from a KC-10 last summer. You could do it with KC-130Js but it would be a complex little ballet.
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