The UK Ministry of Defence has contracted BAE Systems to maintain its Harrier GR7/9 ground attack aircraft for the next nine years, but programme officials say the bulk of the fleet could fly until ...

The war against Iraq represented an opportunity for British Harrier GR7 crews to use several new weapons in anger for the first time. It also highlighted shortcomings of current systems, which they ...

The British-designed Harrier has had to display tremendous versatility since its debut flight in October 1960 as the Hawker Siddeley P.1127 prototype. Intended for use against armoured vehicles in ...

A UK harrier jump jet crashed at Kandahdar Airfield on May 14 but the pilot successfully ejected having avoided another aircraft on the runway while making an emergency landing. The British Ministry ...

That was the sound of a Harrier GR7 taking off, if you weren’t aware. You could be hearing that sound with your very own ears, if you fancy bidding for one of the iconic planes. Well, actually, it ...

The pilot of the Hawker Hunter jet that crashed at Shoreham is a skilled aerobatic flyer who is a regular at air shows up and down the country. Andy Hill flies for British Airways and is a highly ...

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KABUL (Reuters) - A British Harrier fighter jet crashed in southern Afghanistan Thursday, injuring the pilot, NATO said. The alliance said in a statement that the aircraft had made an emergency ...