Six years ago the Naval Air Systems Command (NavAir) started a program to replace the mission and stores management computers on the AV-8B combat VSTOL (vertical/short takeoff and landing) aircraft ...

An AV-8B Harrier aircraft operating aboard the USS Kearsarge in the Mediterranean was damaged earlier this month after a loose grounding wire was sucked into the plane's engine. The incident occurred ...

The Italian Navy (Marina Militare Italiana: MMI) may look to bring forward the retirement of its fleet of McDonnell Douglas ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Despite having the highest accident rate of any U.S. Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft, the Marines will keep the AV-8B Harrier around longer ...

The Pentagon has asked for an additional $7.5 million in the current fiscal year for the Marine Corps to get started on installing the Link 16 communication system on its fleet of Boeing AV-8B ...

On May 13, 2025, a recently retired AV-8B Harrier II+ has officially joined the collection at the Fort Worth Aviation Museum (FWAM), landing in style and ready to inspire future generations of ...

The Spanish navy’s first prototype upgraded Boeing AV-8B Harrier II has been transferred to the service’s Rota air base, having recently completed flight testing at Cassidian Spain’s San Pablo ...

A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier crashed May 20 near Havelock, North Carolina, and the pilot ejected safely from the aircraft. The Harrier belongs to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing based out of Marine ...

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 ...

An AV-8B Harrier with Marine Attack Training Squadron 203 takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 21, 2016. VMAT-203’s mission is to train Marine Corps aviators to pilot ...

This video explores the unique vertical takeoff and landing capabilities of the AV-8B Harrier II and the F-35B Lightning II.