GAO finds V-22 ‘serious accident’ rate shot up in 2023, 2024
The GAO's report was published the same day that the Navy released its own report on the V-22, saying it was committed to the program.
‘Considerable’ effects: How the Osprey groundings hit one Navy wing
Capt. Andrew Beard said his aircraft are divided into two fleets: those with gearboxes under 400 flights hour and those above 400 flight hours, the former of which have more restrictions.
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Bell launches campaign to sell Aussies V-280 Valor tiltrotor
A top Bell executive is spending this week's Land Forces conference meeting with top Australian Army officials to start pitching the V-280 Valor.
‘Unpreventable’: Deadly 2022 Osprey caused by malfunction, not crew
“The investigation revealed no error on the part of the pilots and aircrew, and confirmed no maintenance errors led to the mishap," the V-22 Joint Program Office said.
Japan V-22s free from hard clutch problems for now; US Marines confident in repair plan
"So the measure that we undertook of the flight limit bulletin, I think, probably is best summed up as that will allow us to not only to stop this increase in the rate of occurrence, but reduce it by 99 percent," a senior official told Breaking Defense.
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Next-generation C2 won’t be next-gen without the network transport
The network transport architecture for NGC2 could be a hybrid approach that combines high assurance communications with 5G, WiFi, and multi-orbit satellites.
Pentagon grounds ‘subset’ of Osprey fleet over safety concerns
An official refused to say how many of the Ospreys, flown by three US military services as well as Japan, will be grounded, or for how long.
Destroyer, JADC2 Top Navy Unfunded Requirements
The Navy also asks for five additional F-35C fighters, an E-2D Hawkeye and 4 CMV-22s.
FVL: Don’t Pick The Tiltrotor, V-22 Test Pilot Tells Army
In the competition for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, high agility and low life-cycle costs matter most, a former Marine tiltrotor test pilot argues.
Israel Seeks $8B Arms Deal At White House: F-35s, V-22s, KC-46s
The new weapons are meant to keep Israel's qualitative edge after President Trump agreed to sell the F-35 to the UAE and Teheran rattles its homemade swords, furious about the new era between Israel and some Gulf states.
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Israeli Defense Minister Presses For Israeli V-22s
Earlier this year, the purchase of 12 tiltrotors was indefinitely postponed for lack of funds. Now the new defense minister – and prospective prime minister – wants to change that.
From ‘Mad Hatter’ To ‘Torque:’ Kessel Run Makes Software For F-22, CV-22
"In day-to-day operations, one of our four core values at Kessel Run is 'ideas over rank,' says Kessel Run's Nick Setterberg.
House Appropriators Add 12 F-35s, Boost Weapons Spending, But…
"To us, it means that there is going to be much more tension and debate over future modernization programs as flat investment will not enable DoD to recapitalize in a timely and militarily relevant pace," says defense analyst Byron Callan.
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