That engine was updated in later models with the F402-RR-408. Compared to earlier Harriers, the AV-8B’s cockpit offered a much-improved field of vision thanks to a single-piece wraparound bubble ...

After over a century of service, the Marine Corps’ oldest flying squadron has flown its final Harrier II mission. VMA-231 ...

For nearly four decades, the AV-8B Harrier II was the only short takeoff ... and by 1985, the new model was fully tested and entered service with the U.S. Marine Corp (USMC).

Randy Berti, FRCE Commanding Officer, alongside leaders from the AV-8B Weapon Systems Program Office ... beginning with the AV-8A model and its F402 engine, and has played an integral role ...

The final Boeing AV-8B Harrier II jump jets in service with the US military will be retired in 2027. An aviation strategy released by the US Marine Corps (USMC) on 3 February calls for half of the ...

The Marines will rebrand a squadron as pilots switch to the F-35B Lightning II. The transition from the AV-8B Harrier to the F-35B is part of modernization. The change is part of service-wide ...

The AV-8B Weapons Systems Program Office (PMA-257 ... These efforts also resulted in millions of dollars in cost savings, providing a model for other retiring platforms. Amspacher reflected ...

The Pima Air & Space Museum is the new home of a retired and demilitarized U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II+. The light attack jet was inducted into the Tucson, Arizona, museum Friday ...

Harrier headed to aviation museum: The Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum will receive a combat-tested AV-8B Harrier ...