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The capabilities and maneuverability of the Bell-Boeing MV-22 Ospreys operated by the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) have enhanced the performance of the troops deployed and improved the military and political situation in Al Anbar.

Byline: ProgrammeJim Winchester London V-22 tanker on track for marines Initial operational capability for the US Marine Corps' Bell Boeing V-22 Aerial Refuelling System (VARS) should be declared in late [...]

Bell Boeing's V-22 Osprey could get a multispectral imaging and targeting sensor system, enabling crews to detect and strike targets from increased range. The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) [...]

Byline: developmentjames drew washington dc Contract from US Navy allows Bell Boeing engineers to begin designing CMV-22B variant Bell Boeing engineers can start designing the US Navy's future Osprey variant, [...]

Byline: Stephen Trimble âThe US Navy is already drawing up plans for a mid-life upgrade (MLU) of the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey that could lead to major structural and electronic [...]

Byline: Stephen Trimble âIsrael could double the size of a potential order and buy 12 V-22 Osprey*and form part of a plan to preserve production of the tiltrotor aircraft for [...]

Byline: Arie Egozi Israel is advancing with its plans to field the Bell Boeing V-22 tiltrotor transport, with its acquisition of a six-strong fleet to be worth more than $1 [...]

Boeing is working on developing a roll-on/roll-off aerial refuelling kit for the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey because of interest expressed by the US Marine Corps and US Special Operations Command. 'We [...]

Byline: BUDGET CUTS STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC Major military avaition projects could face substantial cutbacks as the Department of Defense contemplates 'doomsday' Military aircraft programmes have emerged as a prime [...]

Byline: rotorcraft STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC Bell Boeing makes offer to US Navy for 122 more tiltrotor transports as it looks to reduce unit costs for the aircraft Bell Boeing [...]

procurement ARIE EGOZI Tel aviv The Israeli air force (IAF) will increase the pressure on the country's ministry of defence to fund the purchase of Bell-Boeing V-22 tilt rotors, following [...]

TILTROTOR ARIE EGOZI TEL AVIV Israel reconsiders V-22 procurement The Israeli air force is again evaluating the possible purchase of the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor. In 2009 the air [...]

tiltrotors Bell Boeing has formally proposed the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor for what the joint venture believes is an emerging US Army requirement for a speedy aircraft to perform the medical [...]

Bell Boeing has received a five-year contract worth $10.4 billion to produce a further 167 V-22 Osprey tiltrotors, with the order representing the US military's first multi-year order for the [...]

Farnborough has been the 'coming-out party' for the Bell Boeing Osprey tiltrotor, the daily displays by a US Marine Corps MV-22B assault transport wowing spectators as the aircraft converts effortlessly [...]

Bell Boeing used Farnborough to launch a drive for international sales of its V-22 military tiltrotor (pictured making a pass over the UK Houses of Parliament in London during the [...]

Bell Boeing will soon deliver the first of two Block B MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft to US Marine Corps operational testers, and the first Block 10 CV-22 to the US [...]

Negotiations are beginning on the multi-year procurement of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor stealth fighter and Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor transport, with manufacturers and customers hoping cost savings will [...]

The US Air Force received its first of 50 production-standard CV-22 Osprey tiltrotors from Bell Boeing in mid-September. To achieve initial operating capability with Special Operations Command as a deep [...]

Despite battling new testing delays and creeping costs, the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey programme has a new customer - the US Navy, which has agreed to include an order for [...]

Production of the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor is to ramp up more slowly than planned, to release funds for interoperability upgrades and cost-reduction initiatives. The decision by new defence [...]

Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $12,615,103 ceiling-priced delivery order against a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-99-D-1536) to support resolution of avionics and flight control […]

Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $6,967,703 modification to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00019-93-C-0006) for the development of source data and software necessary for training […]

Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded an $11,422,540 ceiling-priced, time and material delivery order against a previously awarded indefinite-delivery and indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-99-D-1536) for the fiscal […]

n Rolls-Royce/SAIC joint venture Data Systems &Solutions is to supply JetScan hardware and support for engine condition monitoring onUSAir Force General Electric F110-powered Lockheed Martin F-16s. JetScan is a mobile [...]

Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office (Patuxent River, MD) was awarded a $14.7 million for the design, development, manufacture, installation and testing of a CV-22 aircraft Flight Training Device for the US [...]

Bell Boeing has selected the General Dynamics Armament Systems 12.7mm turreted gun system (TGS) for the US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor and will begin integration of the weapon next [...]

Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Bell Boeing has rolled out the US Air Force's firstproduction representative special operations CV-22B tiltrotor. Operational evaluation (Opeval) of the MV-22B transport version has been completed, and [...]

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA's) Mission Adaptive Rotor (MAR) research program will help provide a boost to U.S. rotorcraft technology. Three companies 'Boeing, Sikorsky and the Bell Boeing tiltrotor team have been given the contract for the initial phase of MAR to develop a shape-changing rotor offering substantially more payload and range with significantly less noise and vibration, to be operational by 2018.

The Marine Corps is planning on adding a sophisticated countermeasures system to its CH-53E heavy-lift helicopters already in Iraq, while the service is looking for the first deployment of the new MV-22 tiltrotor to support operations in the fall of 2007. The Osprey manufacturer Bell-Boeing is looking for ways to reduce the cost of the V-22, while the Pentagon is expected to slow the rate of V-22 buys as it institutes military-wide procurement trims to pay for ongoing operations abroad.

The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), together with Bell-Boeing, is set to implement a readiness improvement strategy for the V-22 tilt-rotor platform to increase serviceability rates. The move involves a joint industry-government readiness team to analyze causes of serviceability issues and set objectives to increase parts availability and maintainability and execute required modifications.

Bell-Boeing, who are the builders of the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor multimission aircraft have received a $1.5 billion Naval Air Systems Command contract modification, which will assist the company in the production of the V-22 Osprey aircraft. The contract modification, which includes funds for tools and other support for the aircrafts, will help in continuing the work on nine Marine Corps MV-22B low-rate initial production aircraft of fiscal year 2001, nine Marine Corps MV-22B LRIP of fiscal year 2002 and two Air Force CV-22B production-representative test vehicle aircraft of fiscal year 2002.

The Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office (Patuxent River, MD) was awarded $6.3 million to provide upgrade kits for the CV-22 Full Flight Simulator and the flight training device for advanced EW [...]

Arlington, Va.-based Bell Boeing Corp. has received a cutback in a previous order for 20 of its V-22 tiltrotor aircraft, prompting plans for worker layoffs. The U.S. Air Force has indicated that it only wants 12 V-22s.

The Marines Corp. will take delivery of 360 MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor helicopters from the Bell Boeing Corp. between 1999 and 2012. The first delivery of the Osprey is scheduled for Dec 1999; the first Ospreys will be deployed with active duty and reserve units stationed on the East Coast. The Air Force also is scheduled to receive 50 Ospreys as the Marines Corp and the Air Force will operate a joint training squadron at New River, NC.