Enter the Harrier jump jet. First developed for the British Royal Navy by Hawker-Siddeley, the single-engine fighter was the first to be able to conduct short takeoffs and vertical landings thanks ...
The goal was to obtain a McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II fighter jet. It was part of a promotion from soft drink maker Pepsi, where for various points consumers could claim a variety of prizes ...
22,000 pounds of thrust enable the Harrier II to hover like a helicopter ... soon be replaced by the F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.
Portugal said it was reconsidering purchasing the Lockheed Martin-made F-35 jet in the wake of Trump's recent policy shifts.
Until the Harrier is fully retired by the 2030s ... the British-designed fighter first caught the wandering eye of the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, where fixed-wing support often struggled ...
A storied AV-8B Harrier — a fighter plane that can lift off vertically — is the most recent historical aircraft delivered to an old Marine Corps Airstation El Toro hangar at the Irvine Great ...
Sean Bell enjoyed a first career in the RAF where he flew Harrier fighter jets from land and sea, and served on numerous staff appointments in the Ministry of Defence and overseas. In addition ...
This week, the Spanish Navy's plans to equip itself with two aircraft carriers in the long term were confirmed. Portugal and Canada put the Spanish Navy in a difficult situation in relation to the ...