In the evolving landscape of modern air combat, two aircraft stand out as icons of fifth-generation fighter technology: the ...

YUMA — The pilot of a U.S. Marine Corps Harrier jet that crashed into a Yuma neighborhood in 2005 may have been able to safely land the plane but was ordered to eject by his flight leader, a report ...

The US Marine Corps’ (USMC’s) 2026 aviation plan has detailed the force’s intentions for fixed-wing combat aircraft, including the pending retirement of the venerable Boeing AV-8B Harrier II. The plan ...

On Dec. 15, 2010, sixteen Harriers took off from RAF Cottesmore for a farewell formation flight marking the end to 41 years of British Harrier operations. Originally scheduled to remain in service ...

Reports of the demise of the Marine Corps’ legendary AV-8B Harrier II are greatly exaggerated, as evidenced by a U.S. Southern Command video released this week showing Harriers from the amphibious ...

CARIBBEAN SEA – U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II’s with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), conduct a live-fire ...

Air Test and Evaluation Squadron VX-31’s AV-8B Harrier 88 sits in front of the squadron’s hangar during the sundown ceremony. (Alan De Herrera) NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION CHINA LAKE, California — The ...

While the Harrier II+ (pictured) is due to remain in Italian Navy service until 2030, it may have to bring this date forward as the type becomes increasingly challenging to support. (MMI) The Italian ...

A fire truck spraying a rainbow-making flume of water marked one of the final steps toward retirement of a storied Marine Corps attack jet. The torrent above the AV-8B Harrier taxiing on the tarmac at ...

The Harrier is one of the most unique fighter jets in history due to its remarkable ability to take off and land with little need for a runway. Named after the bird of prey of the same name, the first ...