The Osprey Tiltrotor Officially Joins the U.S. Navy
The VTOL aircraft will shuttle people and cargo from aircraft carriers to shore.
By Kyle Mizokami
Jun 24, 2020
The U.S. Navy’s first CMV-22B Osprey tilt rotor was inducted into the service in California.
The Osprey will replace the C-2A Greyhound as the Navy’s carrier onboard delivery plane, delivering supplies and people to aircraft carriers.
The Osprey is the only aircraft that can carry a F-35 engine, a key requirement.
The first Osprey tiltrotor aircraft to serve with the U.S. Navy joined the fleet Monday, June 22, in a small, socially distanced ceremony in California. The CMV-22B Osprey replaces the older C-2 Greyhound cargo plane in the carrier onboard delivery (COD) role. The Osprey will haul mail, supplies, personnel, and even F-35 fighter engines from airfields on shore to the Navy’s supercarriers operating at sea.
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The Osprey touched down at Naval Station North Island in San Diego, California. The aircraft is the first to join VRM-30 (“Titansâ€). According to U.S. Naval Institute News, VRM-30 was the first squadron to receive the new aircraft, officially announced in 2018. The airplane is the first in the Navy’s high visibility white-and-gray paint job, a color scheme it uses to identify unarmed, noncombatant aircraft.
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