Service: USMC Propulsion: Rolls Royce Pegasus F402 ... 550 kts Range: 900 nm The AV-8B Harrier II is the U.S. military’s only short takeoff, vertical landing jet aircraft in current inventory.

the AV-8B Harrier II made its debut on the Marines' flightline in 1985. To make their new bird more rugged and more lethal, the USMC made modifications to the avionics, increased its payload and ...

A storied AV-8B Harrier — a fighter plane that can lift ... The aircraft are being replaced with the new-age F-35 II fighters. While the Harriers were not flown at Camp Pendleton or the Marine ...