FILE - In this June 21, 2007 file photo, a U.S. Marine Corps AV-8 Harrier fighter jet from VX-9 Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake is seen on a training flight from the cockpit of an F-16 based at ...

Despite various design refinements in the AV8-B, the updated Harrier is still regarded as difficult to fly. The AV-8B Harrier, known informally as the Harrier jump jet, is the latest iteration in a ...

“It’s bittersweet, all the good things have to come to an end; it’s our turn soon, but not yet” a Jump Jet pilot told us at MCAS Cherry Point Airshow. Over the weekend of May 11 and 12, at Marine ...

Arguably the most overlooked aircraft in the U.S. military inventory is the AV-8B Harrier. People seem to forget the Harrier exists, let alone has served admirably in the U.S. Marine... Summary and ...

The Harrier is an exceptionally unique and immediately identifiable fighter jet. It stands out from virtually every other aircraft ever built. This jump-jet, as it was often called, was adopted by the ...

TOKYO — A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8 Harrier fighter jet crashed Thursday into the ocean off the coast of southwestern Okinawa in Japan, but the pilot ejected safely from the aircraft and was rescued. The ...

Summary: The AV-8B Harrier jet, a cornerstone of U.S. Marine Corps aviation for nearly four decades, is nearing its final flight. -With its unique ability for vertical takeoff and landing, the Harrier ...

The USMC inducted the AV-8A Harrier into service in 1971 and military minds in the DoD were quickly trying to think of every way they could use the "Jump Jet's" new abilities. One of their experiments ...

An Italian Navy “Jump Jet” landed aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) in the Med Sea. On Jul. 18, 2018, an AV-8B+ Harrier II belonging to the I GRUPAER (Gruppo Aerei ...

As an “interested observer” of military aviation, I beg to differ with your Jan. 9 editorial, “Justify Harrier or Drop It,” on the AV-8 Harrier jet. You completely overlook the successful use of the ...

A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8 Harrier went down 100 miles east of the coast of Okinawa, the Marine Corps said Thursday. The pilot ejected and was recovered by an Air Force rescue crew based on the Japanese ...