Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey

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V-22 to get a tanker option

Citat:The V-22 Osprey is getting topped-off with a new capability. An aerial refuelling system is being developed for the tilt-rotor aircraft, turning the cargo and personnel carrier into a tanker that can provide fuel to other aircraft, mid-flight.

http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/tec...../20804783/

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New Google Maps imagery shows 9 V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft at airbase in Kuwait
http://theaviationist.com/2014/12/30/v-22-in-kuwait-google-maps/

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Israel Angles to Extend US Offer for V-22s

Citat:Israel has asked Washington to preserve cut-rate costs and generous terms of a proposed package of up to six V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft pending an ongoing reassessment of procurement priorities driven by last summer's Gaza war.

Proposed prices, delivery schedules and deferred payment allowances guaranteed in a Pentagon-crafted letter of offer and acceptance (LOA) expired Dec. 10.

http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/policy-bu...../21184117/

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Osprey заменит палубные транспортные самолеты С-2А в ВМС США

http://bmpd.livejournal.com/1133555.html

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Pored Japana,nadaju se i australijancima....
Citat:Bell Helicopter sees a chance that Japan will buy more MV-22 Ospreys than the 17 budgeted for the coming financial year.
Australia is also a prospective customer for the tiltrotor aircraft, a product of Bell and Boeing, says Richard Harris, Bell’s vice president for international military sales.

http://aviationweek.com/defense/japan-australia-could-add-osprey-order-book

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Citat:EAST CHINA SEA (April 8, 2015) A Sailor signals to the pilot of an MV-22 Osprey attached to the Flying Tigers of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 during flight operations aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20). Green Bay is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Edward Guttierrez III/Released)

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Penzija za CH-46 Sea Knight
Ospreys replace last Marine squadron of Sea Knight 'phrogs'

Citat:MV-22 Ospreys replaced the Marines’ last squadron of CH-46E helicopters Thursday, officially ending the Sea Knight’s 50-year run as the troop and supply transport workhorse of the Corps.

http://www.stripes.com/news/ospreys-replace-last-m.....s-1.339415

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Marines test missiles on V-22 Osprey

Citat:In late March, the Marine Corps teamed with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to test-fire a precision-guided missile from an airborne Osprey. In a unique twist, the air crew coordinated the shoot with ground troops operating handheld tablet technology. The PCAS, short for persistent close air support system, was featured at Talon Reach, a regular exercise conducted in the southwestern U.S.

http://www.defensenews.com/story/military/tech/201...../25824603/

US Navy developing early plans for V-22 mid-life upgrade

Citat:The US Navy is already drawing up plans for a mid-life upgrade (MLU) of the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey that could lead to major structural and electronic changes for the tiltrotor aircraft after the next decade.

The MLU discussions are separate from an ongoing effort to consider alternatives to the Rolls-Royce AE1107C Liberty engine for the V-2 fleet, says Col Dan Robinson, V-22 programme manager for US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR).

Instead, the MLU will begin as the first V-22s reach about 5,000 flight hours some time in the next decade. The highest-time aircraft – a US Air Force CV-22 – is already beyond the 3,000 flight-hour mark, Robinson says.

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-navy-.....de-411212/

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Stigli u Nepal....
Citat:Four MV-22s have flown from Okinawa, Japan to Kathmandu, Nepal to assist in the earthquake relief efforts.


U.S. sending Ospreys, Hueys and other aircraft to Nepal
http://www.airforcetimes.com/story/military/2015/0...../26793587/
http://nepalitimes.com/blogs/mycity/2015/05/03/aircraft-for-relief/