New CMV-22B Osprey “A Game-Changer,” Says Navy Air Boss

Summary

This article by Howard Altman, writing for The Drive, makes the following points:

• The CMV-22B is an adaptation of the MV-22B used by the US Marine Corps as its standard medium-lift assault support aircraft.
• The aircraft was designed to replace the Navy’s existing C-2A Greyhound  Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) aircraft, a twin-engine, propeller-driven design that first entered service in the mid-1960s.
• Powered by two Rolls-Royce Liberty engines, the Osprey has a range of about 1,150 nautical miles with a 6,000-pound internal payload.
• The CMV-22B is also capable of aerial refuelling, while the C-2 is not.
• The US Navy currently plans to procure 44 of these aircraft from Bell-Boeing.

References

References from the Web:

• DEC 2021 US Navy’s CMV-22B Osprey FRS achieves ‘safe-for-flight’ certification—Naval Technology
• MAR 2022 The Navy’s New CMV-22B Has Been Declared Operational Despite Operational Concerns—Forbes
• APR 2022 Navy’s CVM-22B Aircraft Adds Medevac Speed to Carrier Strike Group—Seapower Magazine

Source Information:

• Article Source: The Drive (The Warzone)
• Media Check: The Drive - About us/Team - (Media Bias Fact Check unavailable)
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