Military Periscope Logo

Navy Orders 5 Osprey Tiltrotors

January 03 2019

USA

The Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Bell Boeing a contract modification for five V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, reports the Dept. of Defense.

The $366 million deal covers the production and delivery of three CMV-22B variants for the Navy and two MV-22B variants for the Marine Corps, said a Pentagon release on Dec. 28.

The Navy CMV-22B aircraft are intended to replace its aging C-2 Greyhound aircraft for the carrier onboard delivery mission.

Work under the contract is expected...

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

Military Periscope Logo

Your online source for military news, weapons, and nation's armed forces worldwide

Military Periscope FEDLINK information

Service ID: UC Contract Number: LCFDL19D0065

Military Periscope is a product of GovExec.

600 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 510,

Washington DC, 20037, USA.

(+1) 202-450-3967

©Military Periscope 2022

All rights reserved. Redistribution of the content is prohibited without prior consent of Military Periscope.