Originally flown in the late 1960s, the Harrier has undergone ... was designed to replace the AV-8A and the A-4M light attack aircraft. The Marine Corps requirement for a V/STOL light attack ...

This jump-jet, as it was often called, was adopted by the Marines in the form of the AV-8B Harrier II. After demonstrating its exceptional battlefield capabilities in the service of the British ...

Built around an improved Rolls-Royce Pegasus engine, the AV-8B was first delivered to the U.S. Marine Corps in late 1983.