The incident highlights how quickly the strategic landscape of the Indo-Pacific is changing. Just 32 years and a month ago, a British Harrier was involved in one of the most bizarre situations in the ...

The Harrier fighter jet, on the other hand, relies on a unique thrust vectoring system to generate adequate lift. The AV-8B Harrier II Plus jet, one of the last variants, is built around a Rolls ...

The Harrier Jump Jet is one of the most iconic fighter jets to enter service, and its incredible capabilities — one of which is to take off and land vertically — is one of the reasons why it ...

The vertical take-off and landing-capable Harrier served in the U.K.'s Royal Air Force for five decades from 1969 to 2011. But why was it retired?

I’m aboard the TAV-8B Harrier II MM55032/1-01, a two seater “jump jet” of the GRUPAER Lupi (Italian for “Wolves”), the Italian Navy squadron flying both types of STOVL (Short Take Off ...

Remembering the Harrier. I was fortunate to see a Harrier perform at the Oregon Air Show about ten years ago. The noise of the aircraft, while performing vertical or short take-off and landing ...

The Marines are phasing out the older Harrier jets in favor of the newer fifth-generation F-35 stealth fighters. ... an aircraft known for its short and vertical take-off and landing capabilities.

The XFV-12's unfortunate story begins in the year 1972. By that stage, the British Harrier had already been in service for three years, debuting in April 1969.