1. V-22 Osprey approved for full-rate production
- Author
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Selinger, Marc
- Subjects
United States. Department of Defense -- Contracts ,Bell Boeing Corp. -- Contracts ,Bell Boeing Corp. -- Product development ,Aircraft industry -- Contracts ,Aircraft industry -- Product development ,Contract agreement ,Aerospace and defense industries ,Business ,V-22 (Aircraft) -- Product development - Abstract
The US Department of Defense (DOD) approved for full-rate production of the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey on September 28, 2005. The DOD's chief weapons tester David Duma has stated that the V-22 has overcome a series of major problems that caused two fatal crashes in 2000 and it is operationally suitable, as it has met the requirements for mean flight hours between aborts failures and mission-capable rates.
- Published
- 2005