The British Aerospace Harrier II is a second-generation vertical/short takeoff and landing jet aircraft used previously by the Royal Air Force and, between 2006 and 2010, the Royal Navy. The aircraft
An RAF Harrier GR9 over Afghanistan, 2008
RAF Harrier GR9 in flight, 2010
RAF Harrier II flying above RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus, 2010
Harrier GR5 during a display at Bournemouth Airport, 1990
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, supersonic stealth strike fighters. A multirole combat aircraft designed for air superiority and strike missi
British Aerospace Harrier II
…replacement in its role or fixed-wing carrier-capable aircraft left in service at the time; in the long term, the Harrier II was replaced by the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II. Development of a much more powerful successor to the Harrier began in 1973 as a cooperative effort between McDonnell Douglas (MDD) in the US and Hawker…
An F-35A of the United States Air Force flying off the coast of Florida in May 2013
X-35B flying over Edwards Air Force Base
An F-35 wind tunnel testing model in 16-foot (5 m) transonic wind tunnel at the Arnold Engineering Development Center
The first F-35A prototype, AA-1, being towed to its inauguration ceremony on 7 July 2006