Harrier jump jet became the first VSTOL fighter jet that the Royal Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps used for decades, paving ...

It could take off like a helicopter - and fight like a jet. The Harrier Jump Jet wasn’t just a breakthrough - it was a revolution. Britain’s engineers defied conventional thinking to create the ...

The legendary AV-8B Harrier jump jet can move, or essentially fly backwards, thanks to its engine's powerful exhaust streams, which can be directed and adjusted in mid-flight.

Retiring the Harrier was an economic decision. Britain faced a £38 billion defense budget shortfall and couldn't cancel its new carriers. Something had to go.

The Tillamook Air Museum welcomed a new addition on Monday, when an AV-8B II Harrier jet made its final descent into the coastal Oregon town in front of hundreds of aviation enthusiasts.