Navy, Marines Opt For Osprey Tiltrotor To Handle Carrier Delivery

January 14 2015

USA

The U.S. Navy has chosen the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft to replace the C-2A Greyhound as its next carrier onboard delivery (COD) platform, reports USNI News, citing a service memo.

The memorandum of understanding, dated Jan. 5 and signed by Adm. Jonathan Greenert, the chief of naval operations, Marine Commandant Gen. Joseph Dunford and Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, indicates that the Navy will buy four V-22s starting in fiscal 2018 to 2020, according to Breaking Defense.

The...

Please log in to continue reading.

Not yet a subscriber? Take a free trial.

Military Periscope gives you easy-to-use, integrated, open-source intelligence on…

  • More than 7,500 weapons systems and platforms
  • Nearly every country's armed forces
  • Militant organizations
laptop image

Try Military Periscope free for seven days