Ospreys quietly removed from military’s wishlist
March 29, 2023The lack of new aircraft purchases by three military branches which operate aircraft V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft was evidence that the Pentagon does not prioritize expanding the fleet. The Osprey program acknowledged that neither additional orders are anticipated, the military anticipates using Ospreys “into the 2050s,” and the program office will keep promoting the aircraft “for decades to come.”
There aren’t any intentions will acquire any further CV-22s, according to Ann Stefanek, a spokesperson for the Department of the Air Force. The last procurement was authorized by Congress in fiscal 2021. According to the most recent budget documents made public by the Navy, the military wants 464 aircraft in total, including 360 for the Marine Corps, 48 for the Navy, and 56 for the Air Force and Special Operations Command.
Military Quietly Stops Buying Ospreys as Aircraft Faces an Uncertain Future https://t.co/zbTETDdNGB
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Ospreys and Navy have been a significant problem for the Marine Corps and Air Force, with the Navy only recently receiving its first operational aircraft. The “input quill assembly” is wearing down more quickly than had been anticipated. The present answer is to replace the component while a comprehensive redesign is being worked on. This follows a gradual rise in instances of strong clutch engagement.
Department of Defense spokeswoman, the V-22 Joint Program Office outlined 24 steps to address and pinpoint hard clutch engagement problems, including data mining, laboratory testing, and hardware modification. The issue has not been linked to any wrecks or fatalities, although the reason for the tragic crash that killed five Marines is still being looked into.
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