During Operation Iraqi Freedom, two LHDs served as “Harrier carriers,” launching an air group of AV-8B attack aircraft against targets inside Iraq. In 2004, LHAs and LHDs were used to ...

“The carrier, launched in 1985, was placed in reserve in October 2024. A deal could include the transfer of some of the ...

Originally flown in the late 1960s, the Harrier has undergone a series of improvements that have increased safety, range and lethality. The AV-8B is a key component of the Marine Corps’ “all ...

Watson was paired with a more senior pilot in another Harrier and ordered to find a French aircraft carrier. Simulating combat conditions, the two departed under radio silence and with radar off.

Simon Hargreaves, aged 44, was one of the youngest British Sea Harrier pilots in the Falklands ... take-offs and vertical landings from aircraft carriers. Britain is contributing 1.3 billion ...