Originally Posted by
Wingless Walrus
Harrier numbers were significant, about 72 were sold to USMC in 2011 (see also orca comment). I don’t know their condition but published figures for 1st April 2010 put the Harrier FAF at 32, down from 52 in 2009. No indication given of the status of non-FAF aircraft. The 40% FAF reduction may have been part of plans to use Harrier mainly for carrier strike.
The "72" were all that remained. 50 of them still at AMARC (in bits), the rest RTP at MCAS Cherry Point. The 40% FAF reduction most likely a salami-slicing measure that didn't survive first contact with SDSR10.