The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod's transition from a failed passenger aircraft to a key asset in the Royal Air Force showcases ...

Retiring the Harrier was an economic decision. Britain faced a £38 billion defense budget shortfall and couldn't cancel its ...

Globally, the Harrier is being phased out in favor of the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II. Some current aircraft operators are the Italian Navy, Spanish Navy, and United States Marine Corps (USMC).

The Harrier II is unique among American military aircraft as one of few to have been adapted from a foreign design. The AV-8B’s origin traces back to the British Hawker Siddeley Harrier, which ...

A previous version of this story said that Marine Attack Squadron 231 was the first in the Corps to operate the original Hawker-Siddeley AV-8A Harrier. Marine Attack Squadron 513 held that ...

The Harrier was made in Hawker Siddeley factories in Kingston, near the banks of the River Thames, with final assembly occurring at Dunsfold, some 30 miles southwest of London.

The Harrier II is unique among American military aircraft as one of few to have been adapted from a foreign design. The AV-8B’s origin traces back to the British Hawker Siddeley Harrier, which ...

Veteran worked with iconic Harrier aircraft during Marine Corps service. May 10, ... the AV-8A Harrier. Manufactured by Hawker Siddeley in the ... which were flown to the United States in Air ...

On the morning of June 10, a flight of three historic U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II aircraft lifted off on their final ...

Hawker Siddeley Kestrel (XV-6) Following the end of World War Two, many strategists within the military services of the United States and its European allies realized that the large prepared runways ...

The unique Pegasus engine powers all versions of the Hawker Siddeley Harrier multi-role military aircraft. Rolls-Royce licensed Pratt & Whitney to build the Pegasus for US built versions. However ...