i noticed the water injection. He had it on for take off and you could see the reservoir reducing. But for landing, he switched it on again, but the reservoir didn’t go down.
Does it only inject at high power settings?
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SEAD capabilities, interesting.
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Short range sead… scary. 
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More of a “keep your head down while I get close enough to drop a couple of CBU’s on you” .
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I don’t want to touch on the (entirely overblown) argument about price, but KC-135 drogue attachment confirmed? This bodes well for just about every new aircraft sans the F-4.
There were - 135’s in Southeast Asia with drogues instead of booms, and I’m pretty sure the Air Force used them with their Phantoms.
There are two possible options. One is a pair of pods under the wings that have an acronym I can’t remember. The other is the dreaded “Iron Maiden”, which is an attachment that goes over the boom. You could theoretically mount both systems at once, but the KC-135 isn’t big enough to refuel three aircraft simultaneously without some bumping and grinding.
I don’t often agree with ED pricing, but Wags has a point here. They’ve been charging $30 for ww2 units, and $15 for a GPS. I think $49 for a harrier AND an LHA is reasonable. Besides, they have 40 and 50 percent off sales all the time. Harrier pre order is the only module I’ve ever paid full price for.
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I have no trouble with $50 for the Harrier if it has a full campaign attached.
While the LHA is nice, it’s not a Nimitz–only helos can be operated from it besides the Harrier (assuming we will never see a 35B). So while it’s a great target for Su-33s, without buying the Harrier the LHA would be of little use.
On the flip side, a Harrier without an LHA or similar appropriate carrier is only half the story.
We have the Kuz for the 33. Hornet needs a Nimitz. Harrier needs its own. Otherwise it’s seriously constrained.
PS just looked at the site again. While it’s consistent in saying the price is $50 now, it variably lists $60 and $70 as release prices, depending on the page.
There was apparently a miscommunication. The official prices are $50 for early access, $70 for the final product.
I disagree. LHA and the other ships mean being able to simulate amphibious landings, and I seem to remember there being a Cobra in the future (they also operate from the gators), so this opens a lot more options for game play, aside from just being a new place to land. Plus, when’s the last time we got any new ship models? Gotta start somewhere.
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I think as of today the current status of what you get in early access for the $50 price is:
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A wee hover jet, but not all weapon systems etc ready on EA release day.
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A training campaign set in the Caucasus. I thought I read a thread at ED mentioning a full paid campaign is later.
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The USS Tarawa LHA gator. (maybe everyone might get this in base DCS World, don’t know, TBD I guess but it is included in the Harrier). As a nice guy, I would be fine with everyone getting it even if they don’t buy the Harrier.
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An updated C-130 and KC-135 for lady parts refueling rather than probe (maybe everyone might get this in base DCS World, don’t know but seems likely).
I think that’s it anyway.
As for the price, dunno. Meh I guess. The gas in my car went up to $87 a tank last week here in BC, Canada. I am waiting for the oil company to acquiesce to my demands otherwise I will yet again refuse to drive to Starbucks today and have to fill up. They haven’t responded as of lunchtime today, but I remain hopeful my protest will succeed.
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Now they have announced the mk77 fire bomb on the f18 … Will it be usable on the av8 and the f4 ? 
Those were times…
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At the moment the microstutter in my Rift in both 1.5.7 and 2.1 is so bad, I won’t be flying the Harrier for some time (well, until it’s fixed, anyway). It’s impossible to read instruments unless my head is completely still, and trying to land a helicopter in ‘unusual’ places - i.e. not a plain, grey pan - is also impossible. ASW on or off, makes no difference.
Recorded a video - in 2D it looks like not much is wrong, have to watch it in 3D and see.
Where the training will take place is still open to debate - campaign will be payware DLC for definite - not sure about the training.
In any case, like the Mirage, the training will be the basics and the campaign will introduce combat ops “learning on the job”.
I don’t like the DLC approach and I think this will be my last Razbam purchase. In fact, as it stands, I’m regretting buying it already - but my bonus just dropped from $75+ to $3 as it reached the time limit, so I paid up front to get the discount.