The Dust Devils of VX-31 concluded the AV-8B Harrier’s service with a sundown flight at China Lake. The Dust Devils of the U.S. Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31 concluded the AV-8B ...

The United States Marine Corps is marking the end of an era at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and Marine Attack Squadron 223 (CVW-223) hosting the ...

The U.S. Marine Corps honored the legacy of the AV-8B Harrier II and the Marines who served with it in a ‘Sundown Ceremony’ at MCAS Cherry Point, home to the type’s last operational unit. The U.S.

The Harrier II was developed in the 1970s and introduced to service in 1985 This fighter jet is defined by its capability to take off and land vertically, which most aircraft cannot do The Harrier II ...

What is it about VTOL military airplanes that billion-dollar aerospace companies just can't seem ever to get right? Well, as it happens, making a jet aircraft reliable at vertical takeoff and landing ...

The Marine Corps is poised to say goodbye to one of its hallmark historic aircraft, the AV-8B Harrier II, the British-designed “jump jet” that became a key weapon in battlefronts across four decades.

The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing bid farewell to the AV-8B Harrier II in a “Sundown Ceremony” Wednesday at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina. The Harrier jump jet was in service for ...

Welcome back to the Daily Aviation as we explore military aviation aboard US Marine Corps amphibious assault ships, featuring the evolution of VTOL technology through the MV-22 Osprey, F-35B Lightning ...