900 nm The AV-8B Harrier II is the U.S. military’s only short takeoff, vertical landing jet aircraft in current inventory. Originally flown in the late 1960s, the Harrier has undergone a series ...

Summary and Key Points: During the Cold War, the Soviet Union sought to mimic the UK's successful Harrier jump jet by developing the Yakovlev Yak-38, a vertical/short-takeoff and landing (V/STOL ...