Joining late @kelly.aviation94 's #kaphotochallenge Day 1 calls for "Favourite Aircraft 2025"
For me, it was the AV-8 Harrier from the Armada Espanola (Spanish Navy), photographed during SteadfastDart 2025
.
#AV8b #av8bharrier #eav8b #Harrier #jet #vtoljet #verticaljet #jetfighter

Spanish Harrier
.
#AV8b #av8bharrier #eav8b #Harrier #jet #vtoljet #verticaljet #jetfighter #navalaviation #spanishnavy #armada @armadaesp #armadaespañola #Spain #navalaviation #juancarlos #training #steadfastdart25 #STDT2025 #deployex #exercise #militaryaviation #militaryaviationphotography

EAV-8B Harrier of the Armada Española (Spanish Navy)
.
#AV8b #av8bharrier #Harrier #jet #vtoljet #verticaljet #jetfighter #navalaviation #spanishnavy #armada @armadaesp #armadaespañola #Spain #navalaviation #juancarlos #training #steadfastdart25 #STDT2025 #deployex #exercise

EAV-8B Harrier of the Armada Española (Spanish Navy) creating contrails
.
#AV8b #av8bharrier #Harrier #jet #vtoljet #verticaljet #jetfighter #navalaviation #spanishnavy #armada @armadaesp #armadaespañola #Spain #NATO @nato #wearenato #jfcnaples @jfc_naples #ARF

EAV-8B Harrier of the Armada Española (Spanish Navy) hovering
Note the downward pointing exhaust nozzles of the Rolls Royce Pegasus engine
.
#AV8b #av8bharrier #Harrier #jet #vtoljet #jetfighter #navalaviation #spanishnavy #armada @armadaesp #armadaespañola #Spain #hover

EAV-8B Harrier of the Armada Española (Spanish Navy) creating contrails during the amphibious assault phase of Steadfast Dart 2025, held near Volos in Greece
.
#AV8b #av8bharrier #Harrier #jet #vtoljet #jetfighter #navalaviation #spanishnavy #armada @armada_esp #armadaespañola #Spain