AV-8B Harrier II


Role V/STOL ground-attack aircraft
National origin United States / United Kingdom
Manufacturer McDonnell Douglas / British Aerospace
Boeing / BAE Systems
First flight YAV-8B: 9 November 1978
AV-8B: 5 November 1981
Introduction January 1985
Status In service
Produced 1981–2003
Number built AV-8B: 337 (excluding the YAV-8B)
Unit cost
US$24–30 million (1996)
Developed from Hawker Siddeley Harrier

 

 

 

   


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