Have You Ever Seen An AV-8B Harrier Use The Meatball To Land On An Amphibious Assault Ship?
This awesome video shows how Marine vertical landing jets use a Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System like their supercarrier-based counterparts.
Tag: AV-8B
Marine Osprey Flies With New Radar-Scrambling Intrepid Tiger System For The First Time
Intrepid Tiger II, which the Marines already use on various other aircraft, has other jamming and intelligence-gathering capabilities, too.
British Carrier Joins U.S. Amphibious Forces In North Atlantic In A Vision Of What’s To Come
For the first time, the flagship of the Royal Navy is working with a full-size Amphibious Ready Group.
All You Need To Know About Italy’s F-35 Carrier That Just Arrived In The US
The Italian Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier is about to begin operations with the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter off the U.S. East Coast.
The Plan For Making Aging USMC F/A-18 Hornets Deadlier Than Ever For A Final Decade Of Service
Major upgrades and a smart fleet management plan will give the Marines the most potent Hornets ever during the twilight of the type’s service.
Marine AV-8B Harrier Crashed In North Carolina, Fourth U.S. Military Aircraft Lost In May (Updated)
2018 was a terrible year for U.S. military aviation mishaps, but 2019 is now looking quite grim, as well.
US Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier Crashes During Exercise in Djibouti
The aircraft appeared to fly out of control shortly after take off from Djibouti Ambouli International Airport forcing the pilot to eject.
The United States Could Offer Taiwan Leased F-15C Eagles According To Report
Taiwan wants the F-35B but second-hand leased F-15Cs could give the country a boost in air power without setting off a geopolitical storm.
Turkey Is Interested in Buying Surplus USMC AV-8B Harriers, Others Likely To Follow
One air force’s trash is another air force’s treasure as they say!
This Headcam Video of a Harrier Pilot’s Low-Level Mission is Like Being There
The video below shows a Spanish Navy AV-8B Harrier pilot flying off Spain’s sole aircraft carrier, the amphibious assault ship Juan Carlos I (L61), for a low-level training sortie over the countryside. The high definition and quick frame-rate of the video makes you feel as if you are right there in the cockpit alongside the pilot as he sweeps in between windmills, and flies low and fast over the lush landscape. At the end, the pilot and a flight of Harriers make a vertical landing recovery back aboard the ship.