Amarillo, TX (April 20, 2026) – Bell Textron announced initial results and benefits from more than 10,000 flight hours of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) V-22 Osprey (CV-22) tiltrotors with the Nacelle Improvement (NI) Program. The…
Story by Capt. Andrew Lightsey IV, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The U.S. Army officially named its Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) the MV-75 Cheyenne II on April 15 (2026). The announcement was…
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PAXUTENT RIVER, Md. – Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) released the findings of a comprehensive review December 12, 2025, on the V-22 Osprey aircraft flown by the Air Force, Marine Corps…
Story by Michael A. Furiano. Fleet Readiness Center Southwest Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) reduces the Planned Maintenance Interval (PMI) cycle of the CMV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft by 64 days. FRCSW mission is to maintain…
Amarillo, TEXAS (April 28, 2025) – Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, and Boeing celebrate the upcoming completion of the CV-22 Osprey Program of Record (POR) for the U.S. Air Force. Bell and Boeing commemorated…
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C.— Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) met a new milestone with the induction of its first Navy CMV-22B Osprey for maintenance. With receipt of this aircraft, the depot now…
Story by Gunnery Sgt. Kassie McDale, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin U.S. Marine Corps, Solomon Islands. — The United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, United Kingdom, Republic of Korea, and Japan recently joined the Royal…
PEO Aviation REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — The Army’s Future Vertical Lift program took a major step forward as the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, or FLRAA, program entered the next major phase of development when…
Rome, 26/06/2024 – The Leonardo AW609 tiltrotor programme set another major industry capability milestone after its first successful trial on an aircraft carrier, which was recently conducted with the support of the Marina Militare (Italian…
Story by 1st Lt. Hannah Venables, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing MARINE CORPS AIR STATION KANEOHE BAY – U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotors from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 24,…