The first operational VTOL aircraft was the Hawker Siddeley Harrier, first developed in the UK in the 1960s. However, both aircraft have different approaches to achieving STOVL.

The Harrier has been in service with the Marine Corps since 1985. It is a single-engine subsonic, ground-attack aircraft capable of vertical landing and takeoff. It saw extensive use in the ...

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.

The following crashes have occurred at or near Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point or involved AV-8 Harrier aircraft assigned to Cherry Point's 2nd Marine Air Group.

The Harrier is renowned for being the Cold War’s only truly successful vertical/short takeoff or landing (VSTOL) aircraft. Attempting to copy its revolutionary design, the Soviet Union ...

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 ...