V-22 Osprey News

V-22 Osprey's performance criticized by GAO

Posted at: Wed Jun 24th, 2009

As of January 2009, the 12 MV-22s in Iraq successfully completedall missions assigned in a low-threat theater of operations - using their enhanced speed and range to deliver personnel and internal cargo faster and farther than the legacy helicopters being replaced. However, challenges to operatio...

Bell Boeing Team Awarded Contract for Next Phase of V-22 Osprey Support

Posted at: Mon Jun 15th, 2009

AMARILLO, Texas, June 15, 2009 – The Bell Boeing Program Office announced today that it has been awarded Phase 1.5 of a two-phase Joint Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to support the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor...

USS Bataan Set to Deploy With MV-22 Ospreys

Posted at: Thu Mar 26th, 2009

USS BATAAN, At Sea (NNS) -- Sailors and Marines aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) will have their chance to make history later this spring as the first ship to deploy with the MV-22B Osprey in an amphibious environment.