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East Coast COD Squadron Receives First CMV-22B Osprey
09-Apr-24 - The newly formed US Navy Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron VRM-40, based out of Norfolk on the East Coast and tasked with Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) to the aircraft carriers, received its first assigned Bell/Boeing CMV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor #Osprey
HMS Prince of Wales in East Coast Deployment
22-Oct-23 - Royal Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, visits the United States for final enlistment phase in preparation for first global deployment in 2025 #PrinceOfWales
Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey Made in Amarillo, Texas
11-Jul-23 - The team behind the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor. All variants of the V-22 model – MV (Marines), CV (Air Force), and CMV (Navy) are assembled at Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Center #Amarillo
Record U.S. Participation at Avalon Airshow 2023
27-Feb-23 - More than 100 U.S. companies, including representation from 17 states, are exhibiting at Avalon Airshow 2023, February 28 to March 5 in Geelong, Victoria Australia #Avalon2023
Rolls-Royce Engines for Navy and Marine Ospreys
29-Dec-22 - Rolls-Royce subsidiary in Indianapolis awarded a $74M Department of Defense contract for 28 AE1107C engines for the US Navy/Marines Osprey fleet #RollsRoyce
MV-22B Osprey Crash in Norway Report
21-Aug-22 - On March 18, 2022 a Bell/Boeing MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-261 crashed during Exercise Cold Response 2022 in Norway killing four Marines. #Osprey
Osprey First Time at Sea on HMAS Canberra
31-Jul-22 - Royal Australian Navy (RAN) helicopter carrier HMAS Canberra embarked two US Marines MV-22B Osprey for the first time at sea during Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC 2022 exercise
Navy Depot Marks Firsts with Osprey Repairs
20-Jun-22 - US Navy Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) depot completed first wing-off stow ring replacement of a Marines MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor #Osprey
Osprey First Air-Refueling from KC-46
13-Jun-22 - An US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Bell/Boeing CV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor completed first aerial refueling from the new air force tanker KC-46 Pegasus
VMM-363 Ospreys Crossed the Pacific Ocean
23-Apr-22 - Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-363 “Lucky Red Lions” based out of Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, flew over 4,730 nautical miles for Balikatan 2022, an Philippine-led annual exercise taking place in Luzon #Balikatan2022
First CV-22 Nacelle Improvement Modification
29-Jan-22 - Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Center (AAC) in Texas completed first Nacelle Improvements Modification on an US Air Force CV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor including new wiring components and changing structure in order to improve maintainability #nacelle
USAF CV-22 Begin Nacelle Improvement
24-Sep-21 - Bell/Boeing begin nacelle Improvement on U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey special operations aircraft to help reduce repair time and improve readiness. The $81M contract is expected to be complete by 2025 #nacelle
USAF 58th Operations Group
05-Sep-21 - US Air Force 58th Operations Group (58 OG), part of the 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland AFB, NM has 5 subordinate squadrons for pilots and crew training in special ops and combat search and rescue (CSAR) from fixed-wing to tilt-rotor to helicopters #SERE
First Maintenance Service for VIP Osprey
03-Sep-21 - Presidential squadron HMX-1 inducted for service at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) Cherry Point, NC for the first time a VIP MV-22B Green Osprey as part of Planned Maintenance Interval PMI-2 services. The depot beat the requested turnaround time by 28 days, returning the aircraft to service in just 122 days when the initial goal was set at 150 #Osprey
AT/RX HSVTOL Barracuda
11-Aug-21 - Advanced Tactics Inc (AT) and Rotor X Aircraft Manufacturing Co (RX) team unveils their High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing (HSVTOL) family of aircraft for military and commercial applications #Barracuda| More News ... |  |
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