The Royal Navy also shadowed Russian military vessels passing through the English Channel this week, officials said.
the British aircraft was designed to take off and land both vertically and on a short runway. Well known for its role in the Falklands War, the Harrier went on to serve in many other conflicts ...
Unlike the Harrier, the Yak-38 did not endure as a successful V/STOL aircraft. Why the Soviet Yak-38 Jump Jet Failed to Compete with the British Harrier As the aviation arms race sped forward ...
Nottinghamshire played a key role in developing the Harrier jump jet, which came into British military service in 1969 The 50th anniversary of a revolutionary aircraft has been marked at an event ...
The British retired their Sea Harriers in 2010 ... the Spanish Navy is committed to keeping its fleet of AV-8B+ Harrier jets operational until at least 2030. The Spanish have ten single-seat ...
While the British boast a perfect record in world ... Lancaster bomber ruled the skies throughout World War II. The Harrier Jump Jet served at sea honorably for decades. But the aircraft you ...
The F-35B is the short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) variant designed for smaller aircraft carriers and the Marines' ...
The aircraft are Britain's most advanced and expensive jets. They can land vertically, similar to the Harrier Jump Jet, and combine radar-evading stealth technology with supersonic speeds.
Forces.net, a UK armed forces platform has published that a Royal Navy Sea Harrier ... the British Task Force sent by London to recover the South Atlantic Islands. Following display the aircraft ...