V-22 Osprey News

USMC MV-22B Osprey to Support OEF

Posted at: Mon Nov 9th, 2009

USS BATAAN, At sea (NNS) -- The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) launched 10 MV-22B Ospreys from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit to fly into Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

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...