The Harrier Jump Jet, a highly innovative warplane that helped solve several operational problems for military planners, made its first flight on this day in history, August 31, 1966. The fighter jet, ...

Aircraft enthusiasts will be in for a rare treat this weekend when four of the RAF’s 69 Harrier aircraft take to the skies over Northern Ireland. The GR9 fighter jets, which have been used to provide ...

35 years ago a RAF Harrier destroyed part of a grass strip by simply applying full throttle on take off. The following video has been around for some time now. Still, it’s quite funny and interesting ...

THE Ministry of Defence last night ruled out any moves to ground its RAF Harriers after a second GR7 crashed in the space of five days. An RAF inquiry was launched, but accident investigators as yet ...

We knew it was only a matter of time until people started talking about the contested Falkland Islands in the wake of Britain's decision last month to retire its Harrier jump jets, a move that will ...

Debate has escalated over the UK government's controversial decision to retire its last BAE Systems Harrier GR9 ground-attack aircraft late last year, with the Royal Air Force's current involvement in ...

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Britain's Ministry of Defense has issued an urgent supply order for new U.S.-built targeting pods for its GR9 Harrier jets. Lockheed Martin's Florida unit said in a ...

An active RFID system is being tested by the U.K.’s Royal Air Force to see if the technology can help cut costs and streamline maintenance operations for Harrier jump jets. U.K.-based defense and ...

Two crew members were forced to eject when a Royal Air Force BAE Systems Harrier trainer crashed on the runway at Akrotiri air base in Cyprus on 9 February. The UK Ministry of Defence says the ...

On Oct. 27, 2011, with a ceremony at Grottaglie airbase, near Taranto, the Marina Militare (Italian Navy) celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Harrier in Italian service. The AV-8B+ Harriers of the ...