The design of the Harrier jump jet has allowed the Marine Corps to project air power in ways that would not have been possible with conventional aircraft. The McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II is a ...
We trace the full story of the Harrier Jump Jet, from a Cold War concept born to survive nuclear runway strikes to its combat ...
The Italian Navy (Marina Militare Italiana: MMI) may look to bring forward the retirement of its fleet of McDonnell Douglas ...
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This Jet Can Hover in Mid-Air

Today we dive into the AV-8B Harrier II and the F-35B Lightning II—two remarkable jets that can launch and land from ...
The Tillamook Air Museum welcomed a new addition on Monday, when an AV-8B II Harrier jet made its final descent into the coastal Oregon town in front of hundreds of aviation enthusiasts. Pilot James ...
With cellphones and cameras in hand, a crowd of enthusiastic people cheered and took photos and video of a Harrier AV-8B landing at Falcon Field, the latest addition to a museum celebrating the ...
It is already known that the Spanish Navy is going to be left without fixed-wing aircraft, as it has no replacement for its Harrier II Plus fighters. An official magazine of the Ministry of Defense: ...
The Marine Corps is drilling down on its plan to reclassify Marines tasked with keeping the AV-8B Harrier alive, a sign that the service is finally getting closer to retiring the decades-old jet as ...
With cell phones and cameras in hand, a crowd in June of enthusiastic people cheered and took photos and video of a Harrier AV-8B landing at Falcon Field, the latest addition to a museum celebrating ...
ATWATER, Calif. (KFSN) -- A special delivery arrived at Castle Air Museum in Atwater on Monday. A Harrier fighter jet landed as crowds gathered to watch. The Marines are retiring the unique fleet, and ...