Louis, Missouri in 1978. The American corporation built 377 AV-8Bs from 1978 until 1995, when it was then replaced by an improved AV-8B Harrier II Plus. This variant first flew in 1992 and had the ...

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 ...