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 ...

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 ...

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

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

The first of 69 single-seat Harrier GR7 V/STOL ground-attack fighters upgraded to GR9 standards returned to service with the Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm on Sept. 27. This is part of a £500 ...

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 ...