An interesting TAV-8B Harrier II aircraft of the Spanish Navy was photographed by our contributor David Parody at NAS (Naval Air Station) Rota, in southwestern Spain, on Mar. 3, 2021.

We have taken part in a complex mission aboard the only remaining TAV-8B Harrier II of the Italian Navy, integrating with an F-35B; flying a mission against the U.S. Navy Super Hornets of USS Ford ...

The AV-8B Harrier II was as much a “star” of the 1994 film True Lies as Arnold Schwarzenegger or Jamie Lee Curtis – and it also was the aircraft that literally saved humanity in the ...

The AV-8B Harrier II was as much a “star” of the 1994 film True Lies as Arnold Schwarzenegger or Jamie Lee Curtis – and it also was the aircraft that... Peter Suciu December 1, 2023 ...

For nearly four decades, the AV-8B Harrier II was the only short takeoff, vertical landing (V/STOL) jet aircraft in the U.S. military's inventory. What that means is that this unique aircraft can ...

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 ...

Cherry Point is also home to a Harrier training unit, VMAT-203, which flies both the AV-8B and TAV-8B two-seat training aircraft. That unit will sundown in FY 2026, according to the service’s ...

The Harrier Jump Jet made its first flight on this day in history, August 31, 1966. ... "The AV-8B Harrier II is the U.S. military’s only short takeoff, ...

The final two AV-8B Harrier II pilots finished training on Friday, receiving the last 7509 military occupational specialty designation reserved for qualified pilots of the aircraft, according to a ...

Five AV-8B Harrier II's with Marine Attack Squadron 231 fly in formation during the squadron’s final flight ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina on May 29, 2025.