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

Here, in pictures, former Marine test pilot Art Nalls shows how he and a gang of volunteer wrenchers breathed new life into a 31-year-old decommissioned Sea Harrier jump jet.

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.

PICTURES: India retires Sea Harrier jump jets. By Atul Chandra 2016-05-12T07:10:26+01:00. ... The Sea Harrier served for 33 years in the Indian navy, ...

The Sea Harrier was crucial to the UK in the 1982 Air War in South America. One cannot speak of Margaret Thatcher, who passed away on Apr. 8, 2013, ...

The Sea Harrier was a truly multi role aircraft that could perform air-to-air combat and ground attack and reconnaissance. First air-to-air engagement took place on the morning of May 1, 1982.

On Aug. 7, 2019 two former Royal Navy Sea Harrier fighter jets were registered in British Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) record book, gaining their civil registrations. According to Scramble ...

Meanwhile, 801 NAS will be reborn on 1 October, with the squadron to achieve full operational capability with the Harrier GR7/9 on 1 April 2007. The future RAF and RN Harrier squadrons will be ...

The Harrier made its final flight with the British RAF last week, ... In 1982, the Harrier concept first saw major active duty as the Sea Harrier in the Falklands Island War.

A Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier that caught fire as it was launching from an amphibious ship to conduct strikes on ISIS last year was the victim of an engine failure, the cause of which remains unclear.

The Harrier was made in Hawker Siddeley factories in Kingston, near the banks of the River Thames, with final assembly occurring at Dunsfold, some 30 miles southwest of London.