On June 6, 2012, a lone CV-22 from Canon Air Force base in New Mexico—home of the 27th Special Operations Wing—flew a 2,600-nm round trip lasting more than 11 hours to USS Wyoming (SSBN-742, an Ohio class submarine), to simulate a medical evacuation. The aircraft appeared over the submarine within 15 seconds of the allotted time and a litter was lowered from around 150 feet to simulate the extraction of an injured crewman.
This is another “proof of concept” notch on the gun barrel of the V-22 program and will do no harm in extending the attractiveness of the Osprey among hard-to persuade international customers. But the offer is improving as the U.S. Marine Corps MV-22s and Air Force AFSOC CV-22s continue to rack up the hours—now at 150,000 flight hours globally. USMC has 12 squadrons fielded with two more for the Air Force (152 Ospreys verses 26). Although the Bell-Boeing deal with the U.S. government for a five-year Multi-Year from 2008 is ending, USMC Col. Greg Masiello, V-22 program manager, said that “favorable language from the House and Senate” were being linked to a further Multi-Year II proposal for an additional 98 aircraft. The total program requirement is for 360 MV-22s for the USMC, 50 CV-22s for the Air Force and, although not backed by any budget, a further 48 MV-22s for the U.S. Navy.
(RTTNews) - Japan has set up a panel of experts to make its own assessment on the safety of the U.S. military's Osprey transport aircraft brought to the country on Monday.
This is another “proof of concept” notch on the gun barrel of the V-22 program and will do no harm in extending the attractiveness of the Osprey among hard-to persuade international customers. But the offer is improving as the U.S. Marine Corps MV-22s and Air Force AFSOC CV-22s continue to rack up the hours—now at 150,000 flight hours globally. USMC has 12 squadrons fielded with two more for the Air Force (152 Ospreys verses 26). Although the Bell-Boeing deal with the U.S. government for a five-year Multi-Year from 2008 is ending, USMC Col. Greg Masiello, V-22 program manager, said that “favorable language from the House and Senate” were being linked to a further Multi-Year II proposal for an additional 98 aircraft. The total program requirement is for 360 MV-22s for the USMC, 50 CV-22s for the Air Force and, although not backed by any budget, a further 48 MV-22s for the U.S. Navy.
Japan Expert Panel To
Assess Safety Of US Military Aircraft
(RTTNews) - Japan has set up a panel of experts to make its own assessment on the safety of the U.S. military's Osprey transport aircraft brought to the country on Monday.
Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto
presided over the first meeting of the panel, headed by Defense Ministry's
Deputy Director-General for Policy Tetsuro Kuroe, on Wednesday.
Other members include a
Self-Defense Force helicopter pilot, an aircraft accident investigator from the
Transport Ministry, and an expert in aeronautical engineering. The team plans to
visit the United States sometime over the next few weeks to interview U.S.
military officials about the cause of the recent Osprey accidents and measures
to prevent a recurrence. They will also observe emergency training for Osprey
pilots.
A series of accidents involving
Osprey, including one in Morocco in April and another in the U.S. state of
Florida in June, has triggered concerns in Japan over the planned deployment of
the aircraft at the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma air station in Okinawa
prefecture.
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