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How the AV-8B Harrier “Jump Jet” Paved the Way for the F-35
The AV-8B Harrier, known informally as the Harrier jump jet, is the latest iteration in a series of VSTOL aircraft that was ...
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Trump’s War on Mexico’s Drug Cartels May Be the Harrier Jump Jet’s Final Mission
Until the Harrier is fully retired by the 2030s, the Trump administration is smart to task these aging but still deadly birds to possibly conduct counter-narcotic operations in Mexico. Last month ...
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AV-8B Harrier II
22,000 pounds of thrust enable the Harrier II to hover like a helicopter, and then blast forward like a jet at near-supersonic speeds. Like every aircraft in the Marine fleet, this aircraft is ...