which unified the Harrier squadrons of the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy into a single command structure. This development was the culmination of years of increasing coordination between the ...

The RAF and Royal Navy Harrier squadrons joined forces in 2000 to form Joint Force Harrier, based at RAF Cottesmore. These combined Harrier squadrons served in Sierra Leone, the second Gulf War ...

The F-35B is the short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) variant designed for smaller aircraft carriers and the Marines' ...

Which brings us to the British naval fast jet story. The Royal Navy’s Sea Harrier was withdrawn in 2006. It was the only ...

A Harrier of 800 NAS launches from HMS Hermes during the Falklands campaign. Courtesy Royal Navy The Falkland Islands Museum & National Trust is delighted to announce the impending arrival of two ...

Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carriers: A Nightmare for the Royal Navy? The Royal Navy, once dominant, has seen a resurgence with the addition of two Queen Elizabeth-class supercarriers: HMS Queen ...

These issues are not restricted to the U.S. The Royal Air Force and Royal Navy Harriers underscore similar ... AV-8B Harriers and F/A-18s, and U.K. Harrier GR.7s and Sea Harriers.

The British Royal Navy, once the world's most formidable maritime force, has significantly diminished since World War II. However, it has maintained a focus on developing a world-class submarine ...

A Royal Navy Wildcat of 815 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) has successfully and independently shot down a Banshee target drone ...

Cdr Henry Mitchell ejected from his Royal Navy Sea Harrier over Wentwood Forest near Llanvair Discoed, Monmouthshire, in May 1991. Cdr Mitchell landed close to a cottage and was looked after by a ...

They can land vertically, similar to the Harrier Jump Jet ... of the jet and are flown by pilots from the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, based at RAF Marham in Norfolk.