The AV-8B Harrier, known informally as the Harrier jump jet, is the latest iteration in a series of VSTOL aircraft that was first developed in the 1960s. Originally manufactured by the UK’s Hawker ...

Interestingly, Rolls-Royce adapted it directly from the Pegasus engine, which powered the Harrier jets. Hawker Siddeley crafted the first Harrier in 1969, a creation that made vertical and short ...