Navy Preps Its New CMV-22B Osprey Variant For Rough Seas & New Missions
The Navy CMV-22B Osprey variant has been tailored to meet certain high-demand Navy missions such as the Carrier On-Board Delivery mission and long-range force and equipment transport.
Kris Osborn · November 16, 2024
The Navy is preparing its new long-range Osprey variant for rough seas and challenging missions, now that the specially engineered Navy CMV-22B variant is emerging from its first maintenance availability assessing the performance and durability of the aircraft.
The Navy Osprey entered maintenance at the Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center East at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., a location which now services all variants of the Osprey to include the Marine Corps MV-22B and the Air Force CV-22.
“The CMV-22B (Navy variant) is the newest member of the Osprey family, entering service in June 2020 on the West Coast and April 2024 on the East Coast. In comparison, the Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey has been in use since achieving initial operational capability in 2007, and the Air Force CV-22 variant has been in operational use since 2009. FRCE will take on responsibility for the Navy’s East Coast-based CMV-22B fleet,” A Navy essay states.
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