AV-8B Harrier II
E17772
Harrier family aircraft
V/STOL aircraft
carrier-capable aircraft
ground-attack aircraft
jet aircraft
military aircraft
The AV-8B Harrier II is a second-generation, carrier-capable ground-attack aircraft known for its vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capability, used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps and allied forces.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AV-8B Harrier II canonical | 8 |
| BAE Harrier II | 3 |
| McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II | 3 |
| AV-8B Harrier II Plus | 1 |
| AV-8B Night Attack | 1 |
| BAE Systems Harrier II | 1 |
| Harrier GR9 | 1 |
| Harrier II | 1 |
| TAV-8B Harrier II | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T112160 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AV-8B Harrier II Context triple: [F-35B Lightning II, designedToReplace, AV-8B Harrier II]
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A.
F-35B Lightning II
The F-35B Lightning II is a fifth-generation, stealth, short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) multirole fighter jet used by several air arms, including the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.
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B.
Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 2
The Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 2 is an advanced multirole variant of the Eurofighter fighter aircraft featuring upgraded avionics, weapons integration, and systems enhancements over earlier production batches.
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C.
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four‑engine turboprop military transport aircraft renowned worldwide for its versatility in tactical airlift, humanitarian missions, and special operations since the 1950s.
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D.
Dassault Rafale
The Dassault Rafale is a French twin-engine, multirole fighter aircraft designed for air superiority, ground attack, reconnaissance, and nuclear deterrence missions.
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E.
Airbus A400M Atlas
The Airbus A400M Atlas is a European four‑engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed for tactical and strategic airlift, including heavy cargo and troop transport, aerial refueling, and medical evacuation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AV-8B Harrier II Target entity description: The AV-8B Harrier II is a second-generation, carrier-capable ground-attack aircraft known for its vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capability, used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps and allied forces.
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A.
F-35B Lightning II
The F-35B Lightning II is a fifth-generation, stealth, short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) multirole fighter jet used by several air arms, including the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.
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B.
Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 2
The Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 2 is an advanced multirole variant of the Eurofighter fighter aircraft featuring upgraded avionics, weapons integration, and systems enhancements over earlier production batches.
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C.
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four‑engine turboprop military transport aircraft renowned worldwide for its versatility in tactical airlift, humanitarian missions, and special operations since the 1950s.
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D.
Dassault Rafale
The Dassault Rafale is a French twin-engine, multirole fighter aircraft designed for air superiority, ground attack, reconnaissance, and nuclear deterrence missions.
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E.
Airbus A400M Atlas
The Airbus A400M Atlas is a European four‑engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed for tactical and strategic airlift, including heavy cargo and troop transport, aerial refueling, and medical evacuation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Harrier family aircraft
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V/STOL aircraft ⓘ carrier-capable aircraft ⓘ ground-attack aircraft ⓘ jet aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftFamily |
AV-8B Harrier II
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Harrier II
|
| armamentOption |
GAU-12 Equalizer 25 mm cannon
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air-to-air missiles ⓘ air-to-ground missiles ⓘ guided bombs ⓘ rocket pods ⓘ unguided bombs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
operation from aircraft carriers
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operation from amphibious assault ships ⓘ operation from forward operating bases ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Hawker Siddeley Harrier ⓘ |
| engine | Rolls-Royce Pegasus turbofan ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1985 ⓘ |
| feature |
STOVL operation from small decks
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short takeoff and landing capability ⓘ single-engine configuration ⓘ vectored-thrust nozzles ⓘ vertical takeoff and landing capability ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1981 ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
AV-8B Harrier II
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
AV-8B Harrier II Plus
AV-8B Harrier II self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
AV-8B Night Attack
|
| introduced | 1980s ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Boeing
ⓘ
British Aerospace ⓘ McDonnell Douglas ⓘ |
| operator |
Italian Navy
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Spanish Navy ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| primaryUser | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| role |
close air support
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fighter-bomber ⓘ ground attack ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NATO
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surface form:
NATO forces
|
| usedInConflict |
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
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surface form:
Afghanistan War
Gulf War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ |
| user |
Italian Navy
ⓘ
Spanish Navy ⓘ |
| variantOf |
Hawker Siddeley Harrier
ⓘ
surface form:
Harrier II
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: AV-8B Harrier II Description of subject: The AV-8B Harrier II is a second-generation, carrier-capable ground-attack aircraft known for its vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capability, used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps and allied forces.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Harrier GR9
this entity surface form:
Harrier II
this entity surface form:
AV-8B Harrier II Plus
this entity surface form:
AV-8B Night Attack
this entity surface form:
McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II
this entity surface form:
BAE Harrier II
subject surface form:
Rolls-Royce Pegasus
this entity surface form:
McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II
subject surface form:
Rolls-Royce Pegasus
this entity surface form:
BAE Systems Harrier II
subject surface form:
GAU-12 Equalizer
subject surface form:
Hydra 70
this entity surface form:
BAE Harrier II
this entity surface form:
TAV-8B Harrier II
this entity surface form:
BAE Harrier II
this entity surface form:
McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II