Family

McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II

Strike and bomber · Air · McDonnell Douglas · United States

Wikidata: 1978 V/STOL attack aircraft family by McDonnell Douglas/Boeing

Operators among the 24
2
Active, across the 24
12
On order, across the 24
0
In service since
1985

Catalogue entry

Designation
AV-8B
First flight or launch
1978
In service
1985
Retired
–
Generation
–
Unit cost (US dollars)
not published in Wikidata
Manufacturers
McDonnell Douglas, BAE Systems
Also seen as
Trainer
Wikidata classes
aircraft family
Identifiers
Q635687 · factbase.org/sys/MGNWRVGG51 · Wikipedia

Dates, makers and classes from Wikidata (CC0); specifications stop at what Wikipedia and the manufacturer publish.

Operators

Each of the 24 nations that holds the platform, with its active count (variants summed). A nation that holds it with no published count shows no bar.

NationActiveReserveOn orderVariants
Italy12McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II AV-8B+, McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II TAV-8B
United States–

Transfers

Deliveries recorded by the SIPRI Arms Transfers Database, by year, to every recipient. Derived figures only; source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database.

1987: 121991: 21994: 31995: 131996: 82000: 12002: 5198719952002max 13
SIPRI-recorded deliveries of McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II by year

Recipients: Spain (26), Italy (18).

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