The Harrier Jump Jet, a highly innovative warplane that helped solve several operational problems for military planners, made its first flight on this day in history, August 31, 1966. The fighter jet, ...

On Dec. 15, 2010, sixteen Harriers took off from RAF Cottesmore for a farewell formation flight marking the end to 41 years of British Harrier operations. Originally scheduled to remain in service ...

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A UK harrier jump jet crashed at Kandahdar Airfield on May 14 but the pilot successfully ejected having avoided another aircraft on the runway while making an emergency landing. The British Ministry ...

One of the most legendary British fighter planes is now in the hands of an Ulster flying museum after a historic handover.

An active RFID system is being tested by the U.K.’s Royal Air Force to see if the technology can help cut costs and streamline maintenance operations for Harrier jump jets. U.K.-based defense and ...

Wing Commander Joan Ochuodho has been Station Commander at Royal Air Force (RAF) Wittering for little more than three months.

LONDON - The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded BAE Systems a 150 million pound ($240 million) follow-on contract to continue modernizing and sustaining the U.K.'s Joint Force ...

Eight BAE Systems Harrier GR9A ground-attack aircraft from the UK Royal Air Force's 1 Sqn returned to their home base at Cottesmore in Rutland on 1 July at the completion of a Joint Force Harrier ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: A British general fought … and failed. The United Kingdom’s 2010 Strategic Defense and Security Review—a budget drill, really—imposed devastating cuts to what had been ...