Reports of the demise of the Marine Corps’ legendary AV-8B Harrier II are greatly exaggerated, as evidenced by a U.S. Southern Command video released this week showing Harriers from the amphibious ...

Despite various design refinements in the AV8-B, the updated Harrier is still regarded as difficult to fly. The AV-8B Harrier, known informally as the Harrier jump jet, is the latest iteration in a ...

Summary: The AV-8B Harrier jet, a cornerstone of U.S. Marine Corps aviation for nearly four decades, is nearing its final flight. -With its unique ability for vertical takeoff and landing, the Harrier ...

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 AV-8B Harrier II was designed as a vertical and short takeoff jet capable of operating from small carriers, amphibious assault ships, and even improvised forward bases. Developed in the 1970s as a ...

An AV-8B Harrier at the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Air Show on May, 11, 2023. Dan Parsons Photo used with permission. MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – Just after noon on Sunday ...

This story has been corrected. The Marine Corps’ oldest flying squadron recently took another step toward the service’s retirement of a venerable vertical takeoff aircraft to make way for its ...

Marine Attack Squadron 231 fly AV-8B Harrier IIs in formation during the squadron’s final flight ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, on May 29. (Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo ...

The Marine Corps is drilling down on its plan to reclassify Marines tasked with keeping the AV-8B Harrier alive, a sign that the service is finally getting closer to retiring the decades-old jet as ...

The Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum showed in a video of a U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B+ Harrier II was demilitarized and moved to its new home. The Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum ...

Air Test and Evaluation Squadron VX-31’s AV-8B Harrier 88 sits in front of the squadron’s hangar during the sundown ceremony. (Alan De Herrera) NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION CHINA LAKE, California — The ...