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 ...

In 31 years of flight, however, the Harrier’s vaunted ability to take off vertically has never been used in combat -- only in training exercises, air shows and the 1994 film “True Lies ...

CBS News Correspondent Michael O'Looney reports the Harrier, which can take off and land vertically, crashed on approach to Cherry Point Air Station Saturday. Two aviators were killed.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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?

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.