It was developed from the experimental Hawker XV-6A Kestrel and introduced on April 1st, 1969. Developed in the 1960s, the Harrier jump jet is a VTOL attack jet that is still in use by major ...

The X-13 was ahead of its time and led to the development of Hawker Harrier jump jets and the F-35B VSTOL. The vertical ...

Now a test pilot with Britain's main weapons manufacturer, BAE Systems, he has become the first pilot ever to take off and land vertically in a jump jet equipped with the aircraft's unique lift ...

Nottinghamshire played a key role in developing the Harrier jump jet, which came into British military service in 1969 The 50th anniversary of a revolutionary aircraft has been marked at an event ...

An curved arrow pointing right. An F-35B fighter jet uses a runway sloped like a ski jump to take off quickly. On runways that are too short, these ski jumps help the plane get off the ground ...

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 ...

A Harrier jet today crashed at an airfield, the Ministry of Defence confirmed. The jet, which had two crew on board, went down at RAF Wittering in Cambridgeshire shortly before 9.40am. One pilot ...

It has been quite a few weeks around the Jets, and now it is fair to wonder what the rest of the season has in store. But will it be enough to turn around the season after a 2-4 start? I think the ...

In Singapore, it’s not unusual for total strangers to ask, “Have you eaten yet?” A greeting akin to “Good morning,” it invariably leads to follow-up questions. What did you eat? Where ...

A second home to many, Singapore’s hawker centers are a melting pot of cuisines where a number of subcultures have formed. Hokkien Mee chef tends to his hot wok. Photgraph by Nicky Loh 5 min ...

Hawker's Kitchen, at 1975 N. Ankeny Blvd. off Northeast 18th Street, pays homage to street food culture and Singapore's iconic hawker centers, where people gather to dine in open-air food courts.