Until the Harrier is fully retired by the 2030s, the Trump administration is smart to task these aging but still deadly birds to possibly conduct counter-narcotic operations in Mexico.
Once complete, the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum will showcase more than 40 aircraft from military history.
the United Kingdom introduced the Harrier, its jet-powered attack airframe capable of vertical/short-takeoff and landing operations, or V/STOL. The USSR wanted its own jump jet, and developed the ...
Aircraft: 12 CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters; 4 CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopters; 6 AV-8B Harrier attack aircraft; 3 UH-1N Huey helicopters; 4 AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters Landing/Attack Craft ...
Joint Direct Attack Munitions Speed: 550 kts Range: 900 nm The AV-8B Harrier II is the U.S. military’s only short takeoff, vertical landing jet aircraft in current inventory. Originally flown in ...