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The Harrier Jump Jet: How Cold War Anxiety Inspired a Vertical Takeoff
The Cold War created some of the most innovative military technology ever - including the Harrier Jump Jet. This fighter could take off vertically, hover in midair, and land almost anywhere.
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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 ...
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Arizona Museum Becomes New Home for Retired Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier
The Pima Air & Space Museum is the new home of a retired and demilitarized U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II+. The light attack jet was inducted into the Tucson, Arizona, museum Friday ...
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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 ...