Marine Corps to Arm Osprey With New Weapons and build a new variant for the 2030s
[Kris Osborn]
Kris Osborn
Saturday at 12:51 PM
Corps officials told Scout Warrior weapons for the Osprey could include 2.75inch rockets, missiles and heavy guns.
The U.S. Marine Corps is progressing with a new project to arm its MV-22 Osprey aircraft with new weapons such as laser-guided 2.75in rockets, missiles and heavy guns - a move which would expand the tiltrotor's mission set beyond supply, weapons and forces transport to include a wider range of offensive and defensive combat missions, Corps officials said.
"Currently, NSWC (Naval Surface Warfare Center) Dahlgren explored the use of forward firing rockets, missiles, fixed guns, a chin mounted gun, and also looked at the use of a 30MM gun along with gravity drop rockets and guided bombs deployed from the back of the V-22. The study that is being conducted will help define the requirements and ultimately inform a Marine Corps decision with regards to armament of the MV-22B Osprey," Marine Corps spokeswoman Capt. Sarah Burns told Scout Warrior in a written statement.
http://www.scout.com/military/warrior/story/1678180-marines-to-arm-osprey-with-rockets-guns
