This is the first of 13 Harrier II+ that were supplied to the Italian Navy by MDD via an FMS contract and assembled at the Torino Caselle plant. To become MM7212 and to be assigned 1-06 as individual code, for the GRUPAER unit. Because of the contractual and supply agreements they were initially registered with the US Navy Bu.No. and tested by US pilots. The preceding three single seat aircrafts were assembled by MDD in Saint Louis (Missouri) and formally delivered in 1994, but remained based at Cherry Point until the next december, when they were transferred to Italy on-board Nave Garibaldi.

Assembled by Alenia from a kit delivered from the US and later delivered to Italian Navy as 1-10 MM7216, here before one of the test flights.