The F-35B is the most advanced STOVL fighter jet and is 'the' 5th-gen fighter of warships smaller than US Navy supercarriers.

Retiring the Harrier was an economic decision. Britain faced a £38 billion defense budget shortfall and couldn't cancel its ...

On the morning of June 10, a flight of three historic U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II aircraft lifted off on their final ...

Hon Kong based collector watch brand Avi-8 continues aviation tributes with Rolls-Royce Pegasus turbine dial limited edition ...

With VMA-231's rebranding, the unit's pilots will no longer fly the AV-8B Harrier II, an aircraft known for its short and vertical take-off and landing capabilities.

The Harrier is renowned for being the Cold War’s only truly successful vertical/short takeoff or landing (VSTOL) aircraft. Attempting to copy its revolutionary design, the Soviet Union ...

The Harrier BuNo 165574, a vertical/short takeoff and landing fighter, first entered service in the Marine Corps in January 1986 and in July 2001 was remanufactured as an AV-8B II+ radar aircraft.

The Cold War created some of the most innovative military technology ever - including the Harrier Jump Jet. This fighter could take off vertically, hover in midair, and land almost anywhere.

The US military is a major buyer of VTOL aircraft. The Marine Corps flies Lockheed Martin's F-35B jump-jet, seen as a replacement for the AV-8B Harrier.

The Harrier Jump Jet made its first flight on this day in history, August 31, 1966. The warplane is known for its ability to take off vertically and hover like a helicopter.

Bell has been selected as one of two companies for Phase 1B of DARPA's Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) X-Plane program to create a prototype High-Speed Vertical Takeoff and ...

It soon will be equipped with the most-advanced fifth-generation short-takeoff and vertical landing aircraft flying, the F-35B, which will fill the role flown by the Harrier and the F-18 Hornet. Maj.