2x AGM-88 HARM; Mark 80 bombs; Paveway laser-guided bombs; Joint Direct Attack Munitions Speed: 550 kts Range: 900 nm The AV-8B Harrier II is the U.S. military’s only short takeoff, vertical ...

This jump-jet, as it was often called, was adopted by the Marines in the form of the AV-8B Harrier II. After demonstrating its exceptional battlefield capabilities in the service of the British ...

This wasn't a waste, though, as the latter used what it learned during this development to develop the AV-8B Harrier. And although the AB-8B Harrier was built by McDonnel Douglas, British ...