Designed to operate where traditional jets couldn’t, the Harrier II brought vertical takeoff and landing capabilities to the ...

the Harrier proved the VSTOL concept, meaning a refined variant of the Harrier was a worthwhile pursuit, despite the original aircraft’s many flaws. Built around an improved Rolls-Royce Pegasus ...

The AV-8B is a key component of the Marine Corps’ “all STOVL force” concept ... thrust enable the Harrier II to hover like a helicopter, and then blast forward like a jet at near-supersonic ...

A Harrier jet today crashed at an airfield, the Ministry of Defence confirmed. The jet, which had two crew on board, went down at RAF Wittering in Cambridgeshire shortly before 9.40am. One pilot ...