The Harrier II jump jet was a legendary military aircraft heavily utilized by the RAF. However, the U.K. government pulled ...

About three years ago a fleet of about 50 perfectly working Harrier GR9 aircraft belonging to the RAF Joint Force Harrier were retired as a consequence of a spending review. This footage will bring ...

Potential delays to Joint Strike Fighter could see BAE strike aircraft fly beyond 2020 The UK Ministry of Defence is considering a programme to further extend the life of its upgraded BAE Systems ...

The British-designed Harrier has had to display tremendous versatility since its debut flight in October 1960 as the Hawker Siddeley P.1127 prototype. Intended for use against armoured vehicles in ...

Britain is planning to deploy the latest version of its Harrier ground-attack aircraft, the GR9, for combat operations for the first time in early 2007 to Afghanistan. There is also the growing ...

LONDON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- An updated version of the venerable Harrier jump jet is being deployed to British air force and navy units. The Defense Ministry announced late last week that the upgraded GR9 ...

A Harrier jump jet took off for the last time from a British aircraft carrier, bringing an end to a proud history of naval and aviation endevour. Flight Commander James Blackmore was the last of four ...

FARNBOROUGH, England, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- British company BAE Systems has won an 84 million-pound contract to produce Capability E on British Harrier GR9 aircraft. The contract was awarded by the British ...

The decision to scrap the Harrier jump jet, leaving Britain's only aircraft carrier empty, has been has been exposed as "short-sighted" by the developing Korean crisis, a former naval chief has ...

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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 ...